Jiang says Tolstoy and Dostoevsky create modern Russian civilization by trying to reconcile Russia's contradictions through novels.
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Tolstoy
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"for their big life then the maiden might sacrifice herself to thank the mother goddess okay all right so now let's move on to..."
"...curiosity with respect to the Russian stuff or the Chinese stuff? Tolstoy, Dostoevsky? Right."
"...with Russian culture and history and literature. So I did read Tolstoy. I love Anna Karenina. I read that at Yale. It's such a..."
"...of like a national pastime in Russia. Dostoevsky, both Dostoevsky and Tolstoy were sympathetic to revolutions. 1853 to 1856 is a pivotal moment in..."
"...the greatest music, philosophy, actually comes from Russia. So think of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky. In terms of music, you have Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky, okay? I..."
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