Аннотация: Kalinowski and Dostoevsky. A Historical hypothesis
Kalinowski and Dostoevsky. A Historical hypothesis
When discussing the destiny, goals and struggle, political prospects, 'rationality' of Kastus Kalinowski (and the uprising of 1863 - more than half a century has passed since the disappearance of the Rech Pospolita - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795!) nobody is surprised that the Commonwealth was during a long period the most advanced (except for England) democratic European state.
However, for the realization of the civilizational and intellectual potential of the szlachta, the inhabitants of Rech Pospolita , Velikolithuanians, the resources of the Commonwealth were not enough.
For the space project (Tsiolkovsky and Korolev) a resources of Siberia were needed.
To use the resources of Siberia, assimilation was required.
Assimilation is symbolized by the personality and the creativity of Fyodor Dostoevsky. 'Humble yourself, proud man!' (Not to the end, of course. Is allowed for you to show, to demonstrate, sometimes, a scientific impertinence, arrogance ...). (Some Stalin's marshals, People's Commissars and ministers were also useful during ... 1941-1945-1953 ... although they are not very "photogenic" ... somehow they are annoying ... of someone ... occasionally ...).
But a historical memory and a desire for a normal, civilized, European life were preserving, existed.
It was not in vain that gave his life Kastus (Wincenty Konstanty) Kalinowski...
November 27, 2019 17:26
Translation from Russian into English: November 27, 2019 18:18.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Калиновский и Достоевский. Историческая гипотеза'.