{"id":1626,"date":"2013-09-10T15:33:58","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T19:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/quallsk\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2013-09-10T15:33:58","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T19:33:58","slug":"revolutionary-thought-in-russian-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/quallsk\/2013\/09\/10\/revolutionary-thought-in-russian-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionary Thought in Russian Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"

To me, the poem \u201cWe Grow Out of Iron\u201d by Aleksei Gastev is about the power of the working class of Russia. The poem begins with the subject constructing a building out of iron, but by the middle lines of the poem the subject realizes that his work makes him strong, too. He grows confident and solid in his actions, surprising himself with his own strength and endurance as he shouts to his comrades \u201cmay I have the floor?\u201d This echoes the revolution in the early 20th<\/sup> Century, when the wives and mothers began rioting over lack of food and, backed by their factory-working husbands and children, started a movement that would lead to significant change. What started as a demand for food turned into something stronger, the impact of which no one expected. When the workers all banded together the inertia of their actions was too strong to stop and before they knew it, they had made a real change\u2014victory was theirs.<\/p>\n

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In contrast, I see in chapter five in Chapaev<\/i> by Dmitri Furmanov the other approach to revolution that emphasizes educated leaders as the way to reform. Klychkov, the character based off the author Furmanov, is clearly educated, distinguishing himself from the famous Chapaev. Klychkov is also a plotter, carefully detailing how he plans on proving himself worthy to Chapaev and gain his confidence and trust. \u00a0He does this because he believes that Chapaev, despite being uneducated, could be a true revolutionary because of his peasant origins, which is where the \u201cspontaneous feelings of rage and protest\u201d grow strong. He recognizes this phenomenon among the peasantry, but at the same time questions, \u201cwho can see what spontaneous protest will lead to?\u201d (Furmanov, 63). \u00a0He is weary of the efficacy of a wide revolt, wondering if uneducated peasants can actually bring about the change that is so necessary.<\/p>\n

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The famous Vasily Chapaev of the Russian Civil War.<\/p><\/div>\n

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