Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, (anti)modernist

For Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, modernism was a sinisterforce, especially in Russia, where it foretold "the most physicallydestructive revolution of the twentieth century". Richard Tempestexplores Solzhenitsyn’s overt and covert (dis)engagement with Russianand European modernism, arguing that he employed modernist means toachieve anti-modernist ends.

Actually, among Solzhenitsyn’s artistic negations, socialist realismlooms much larger than symbolism or even modernism (…)

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Arhitecți ai Wehrmacht-ului la Câmpina?

Campina este un important oras petrolier situat la 90km nord de Bucuresti. In timpul celui de Al Doilea Razboi Mondial, petrolul romanesc propulsa cea mai mare parte din masina de razboi germana. Wehrmacht-ul, pentru a proteja acest important aset de razboi, a stationat 200.000 de soldati in Romania, cei mai multi dintre ei concentrati in (…)

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