CIA Archives: Leo Tolstoy Biography (1970)

[katrastrophy]

Tolstoy is an amazing artist- "Law of love law of violence" is an excellent read.

[3434arc1]

Thank you for posting this. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[arseniyonline1234555]

"Patriotism in its simplest, clearest, and most indubitable signification is nothing else but a means of obtaining for the rulers their ambitions and covetous desires, and for the ruled the abdication of human dignity, reason, and conscience, and a slavish enthralment to those in power. And as such it is recommended wherever it is preached." Leo Tolstoy

[egodust11]

@arseniyonline1234555 great quote. yes, patriotism also alienates peoples from eachother...nation from nation, which is symbolic of discrimination on all levels down to siblings and neighbors from each other. however, such a stigma makes way also for some interesting dynamics. thus, the idealization of and striving for any stainless human dynamic will inevitably backfire, and it's good that it will! 

[bayreuth79]

I'm not sure Tolstoy would have approved of the Beethoven music in the background given his views on art.

[arseniyonline1234555]

@bayreuth79 why so?

[spacepatrolman]

sounds like the narrator is alexander scourby he acted in the wanted dead or alive episode the hostage