Re: [Marxism] Assessment of Solzhenitsyn in the Weekly Worker

[Jim Farmelant <farmelantj@xxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 7 Sep 2008 12:21:19 +0100 "Paul Flewers"
<rfls12802@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:


> 
> As for Slavophile views becoming more popular in Russia, that 
> wouldn't
> surprise me, but are they, as in the case of Solzhenitsyn, a 
> genuine
> affection for the good ol' days of the Tsar that is based upon a 
> pre-modern
> viewpoint on his part, or are they an ideological cover for 
> rebuilding
> Russia, drawing on a mythical past to help bolster an up-to-date 
> project of
> national renewal? I very much doubt if Solzhenitsyn's bucolic idyll 
> appeals
> to many Russians today, a few romantics apart.

I think that in its contemporary form, Slavophilism
in Russia tends to take the form of what is known
as neo-Eurasianism, which is generally a lot
less extreme that Solzenitsyn's brand of
Slavophilism (i.e most neo-Eurasianists don't hanker for
restoring the monarchy), but like his brand, it
still attempts to caution Russians
against Westernization and becoming
too closely tied to the West.  

Overall, I think its a better fit with
Putin's plans for restoring Russia
as a leading world power than
Solzenitsyn's brand of Slavophilism.

> 
> Why not write a short note to the Weekly Worker? It runs an 
> extensive
> letters page, and the e-mail is < weeklyworker@xxxxxxxxxxx >.

Done.

> 
> Paul F
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