“Reflections on the February Revolution” - an article by Alexander Solzhenitsyn on the February Revolution of 1917 , first published in the journal Moscow in 1995 [1] , then (in the same year) in the three-volume journalism and journalism Rossiiskaya Gazeta February 27, 2007.
| Reflections on the February Revolution | |
|---|---|
| Genre | historical journalism |
| Author | Alexander Solzhenitsyn |
| Original language | Russian |
| Date of writing | 1980-1983 |
| Date of first publication | Moscow 1995. No 2 |
The article caused numerous discussions and responses (both positive and negative), including A. A. Kara-Murza , V. P. Lukin , V. P. Maslov , A. A. Prokhanov , A. N. Sakharov , A. S. Tsipko and many others [3] .
Writing History
The text that compiled this article was written in 1980 - 1983. for the historical epic " Red Wheel " and consisted of four review chapters, completing the corresponding volumes of "March of the Seventeenth" [4] . Subsequently, the author decided to “separate the clear conclusions from the artistic fabric” and publish them someday sometime [3] . The main content of the article is connected with the following questions: “the responsibility of the monarch for the fate of the people entrusted to him, the criterion for assessing the morality and immorality of the highest authority, the role of Russian liberals in the collapse of the Empire” and others [3] .
Although for forty years I was preparing to write about the revolution in Russia, in 1976 it was forty years from the first concept of the book — I just now, in Hoover — in a large volume, in an unexpected width — received, felt, swallowed the material. Only now did he recognize it abundantly - and, as he recognized it, there was a mental turn, which I did not expect. <...>
I was shocked. It’s not that until now I was a zealous supporter of the February Revolution or a fan of its ideas, a secular humanist , but still for forty years I dragged on the universally accepted idea that in February Russia achieved the freedom that has been desired by generations, and everything was justly rejoiced, and gently waved this freedom, however, alas, alas - only eight months, because of the Bolshevik villains alone, who drowned all freedom in blood and turned the country to death. And now, with astonishment and disgust, I was discovering with what meanness, meanness, hypocrisy, slavish unity, suppression of non-thinkers the first, most “great” days of this supposedly luminiferous revolution were marked, and with what muddy newspaper slop it was washed every day. The inevitable loss of Russia-zazalila already in the early days of March. The interim government turned out to be even more insignificant than the Bolsheviks portrayed it [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Solzhenitsyn, A. Reflections on the February Revolution // Moscow: journal. - M. , 1995. - No. 2 . - S. 146-162 .
Transcript of discussion ..., 2007. - February 27 - ↑ Reflections on the February Revolution, 1995 , p. 457-503.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Transcript of discussion ..., 2007. - February 27 .
- ↑ Solzhenitsyn, N. Brief explanations // Solzhenitsyn, A. Lenin in Zurich: Stories. Tiny. Journalism. - Yekaterinburg: U-Factoria, 1999. - S. 741–748 . - ISBN 5-89178-101-8 .
- ↑ Solzhenitsyn, A. Pleased with a grain between two millstones. - Chapter 4 .
Links
- Solzhenitsyn, A. Reflections on the February Revolution (1980-1983) // Solzhenitsyn, A. Journalism: in 3 volumes - Yaroslavl: Verkh.-Volzhsk. Prince Publishing House, 1995 .-- T. 1 . - S. 457-503 . Archived on November 4, 2014.
- Transcript of discussion of the article by A. Solzhenitsyn, “Reflections on the February Revolution” // Russian newspaper. - M. , 2007 .-- February 27. - No. 40 (4303) .
- “Reflections on the February Revolution”: [conversation with N. Solzhenitsyna ] . Radio Liberty (February 27, 2007). Date of treatment November 4, 2014.