VERDEN SET FRA RUSLAND ideas, ideologies and utopias (review)

Edited by Tine Roesen; Aarhus Universitetsforlag; 2025

The article collection, Verden Set Fra Rusland covers the most important currents in Russian thought from the 19th century onwards. However, the first article on The Orthodox Church looks somewhat further back.

Europe is always debated in Russia. Is Russia part of Europe or something entirely different? In Russia, there are two ways to look at the West.

One way is to look at the West with disgust and in anticipation of an imminent Western collapse.

The other revolves around Russia, which is hopelessly behind the West or Europe or the USA.

If you are a Russian writer, the Russian state is in your considerations. Either idea development, art, and literary work happen in step with the state's ideology, or opinion shapers, philosophers, and writers leave Russia.

When one has finished Verden Set Fra Rusland, one is amazed at how diverse Russian thoughts and ideas are. And then one realizes that power often comes before freedom and justice in Russia.

If one wants to embark on the impossible project of understanding Russia, the article collection, Verden Set Fra Rusland, is a good place to start.