,*APT] #cf ,! ,>TS #ahfbahfb ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE ,TEXT 3 ,9 ! SKET* ( ! ,YASNAYA ,POLYANA ,S*OOL DUR+ ! MON?S ( ,NOVEMB] & ,DECEMB]1 ,I HAVE N[ TO SPEAK ( TWO SUBJECTS :I* HAVE AN 5TIRELY DI/9CT *>ACT] FROM ALL ! O!RS3 !SE >E DRAW+ & S++ ! >TS4 ,IF ,I HAD NOT MY [N VIEWS1 BAS$ ON ! FACT ?AT ,I DON'T KN[ :Y ANY ONE %\LD /UDY EI!R1 ,I %\LD BE OBLIG$ TO ASK MYSELF3 ,IS ! /UDY ( >T PR(ITABLE = PEASANT *ILDR51 PUT UND] ! NECESSITY ( WORK+ ALL !IR LIVES LONG JU/ = !IR DAILY BREAD1 & :AT IS ! GOOD ( IT8 ,N9ETY-N9E \T ( A HUNDR$ W\LD ANSW] ?IS QUE/ION 9 ! NEGATIVE4 ,& IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ANSW] O!RWISE4 ,AS SOON AS ?IS QUE/ION IS PUT1 S\ND COMMON S5SE DEM&S SU* AN ANSW]3 HE IS NOT TO BE AFT >TI/2 HE WILL HAVE TO PL[4 ,IF HE HAS >TI/IC DEM&S1 HE WILL NOT HAVE ! P[] TO 5DURE ! /EADY UNWE>Y+ LABOR :I* HE MU/ 5DURE2 :I*1 IF HE DOES NOT 5DURE1 ! V]Y EXI/5CE ( ! EMPIRE W\LD BE \T ( ! QUE/ION4 ,I USE ! PRON\N HE1 ,I MEAN ! *ILD ( ! PEOPLE4 ,9 REALITY ?IS IS AN ABSURDITY1 BUT ,I DELI RIT ?AN WE1 ! *ILDR5 ( ! =TUNATE CLASS1 :O >E NOT R$UC$ TO ! NECESSITY ( ?IS CEASELESS WORK1 & :O >E SURR\ND$ BY ALL ! AM5ITIES ( LIFE4 ,TO DEPRIVE HIM ( ! RIT1 TO DEPRIVE ME1 HIS TEA*]1 ( ! RINS ) ALL ! P[]S ( HIS S\L1 IS A /ILL GREAT] ABSURDITY4 ,H[ CAN !SE TWO ABSURDITIES BE RECONCIL$8 ,?IS IS NO LYRICAL EMOTION .<#e#c.> SU* AS ,I WAS S$UC$ 9TO ON ! OCCASION ( DESCRIB+ ! WALK 9 ,NO4 ,I1 ?IS IS ONLY LOGIC4 ,NO RECONCILIATION IS POSSIBLE1 & TO ?9K ( IT IS SELF-DECEPTION4 ,!Y WILL SAY1 & !Y DO SAY3 0,IF DRAW+ IS NECESS>Y 9 A POPUL> S*OOL1 !N ONLY DRAW+ FROM ,NATURE IS P]MISSIBLE1 ONLY TE*NICAL DRAW+1 APPLICABLE TO LIFE2 ! DRAW+ ( A PL[1 ( A MA*9E1 ( A BUILD+2 DRAW+ ONLY AS AN >T SUBSIDI>Y TO L9EAL DESIGN40 ,?IS COMMON IDEA ( DRAW+ WAS %>$ BY ! TEA*] 9 ! ,YASNAYA ,POLYANA ,S*OOL1 AN ACC\NT ( :I* WE PRES5T4 ,BUT ! V]Y EXP]IM5T WE MADE 9 ?IS ME?OD ( TEA*+ DRAW+ CONV9C$ US ( ! FALSITY & 9JU/ICE ( ?IS TE*NICAL PROGRAM4 ,! MAJORITY ( ! PUPILS1 AFT] F\R MON?S ( /RICT1 EXCLUSIVELY TE*NICAL DRAW+1 FROM :I* ALL SKET*+ ( M51 ANIMALS1 L&SCAPES WAS EXCLUD$1 AT LA/ GREW SO DISGU/$ ) ! DRAW+ ( TE*NICAL OBJECTS1 & ! FEEL+ & NECESSITY = DRAW+ AS AN >T W]E DEVELOP$ 9 !M TO SU* A DEGREE1 ?AT !Y KEPT !IR SECRET NOTE-BOOKS1 9 :I* !Y DREW PICTURES ( M5 & HORSES ) ALL F\R LEGS />T+ FROM ONE PLACE4 ,IT WAS ! SAME 9 MUSIC4 ,! ORD9>Y PROGRAM ( S*OOLS = ! PEOPLE DOES NOT P]MIT S++ F>!R ?AN *ORAL OR *UR* MUSIC1 & PRECISELY 9 SU* A WAY ?AT EI!R ?IS IS ! DULLE/1 MO/ TORM5T+ /UDY = *ILDR5 TO PRODUCE C]TA9 S\NDS 9 O!R WORDS1 ?AT *ILDR5 BECOME & REG>D !MSELVES AS ?ROATS MEANT TO TAKE ! PLACE ( ORGAN PIPES1 OR ELSE ! S5SE ( ! ES!TIC IS DEVELOP$ & DEM&S SATISFACTION ON ! BALALAIKA OR ! H>MONICA1 & FREQU5TLY 9 SOME CO>SE SONG :I* ! P$AGOGUE W\LD NOT RECOGNIZE1 & 9 :I* HE W\LD NOT ?9K IT NECESS>Y TO GUIDE HIS PUPILS4 ,ONE ( TWO ?+S3 EI!R >T 9 G5]AL IS H>MFUL & UNNECESS>Y & ?IS IS NOT NE>LY SO /RANGE AS IT MAY SEEM AT FIR/ GLANCE OR ELSE EV]Y ONE1 )\T DI/9CTION ( RANK OR OCCUPATION1 HAS ! RIT DOES NOT P]MIT ( M$IOCRITY4 ,! ABSURDITY IS NOT 9 ?IS2 ! ABSURDITY IS 9 ! V]Y ASK+ ( SU* A QUE/ION AS ! QUE/ION3 0,HAVE ! *ILDR5 ( ! PEOPLE A RITS80 ,?IS QUE/ION IS ANALOG\S TO ASK+3 0,HAVE ! *ILDR5 ( ! PEOPLE ! RIE 9 \R P[]1 & REM>K+ ! BAD 9FLU5CE PRODUC$ ON IT BY !M1 ,I CONCLUDE1 NOT ?AT ! PEOPLE >E BAD BECAUSE !Y DO NOT ACCEPT !SE /UDIES & PR(IT BY !M AS WE DO1 BUT ?AT ! /UDIES >E BAD1 NOT NORMAL1 & ?AT BY ! AID ( ! PEOPLE WE MU/ WORK \T NEW ONES :I* %ALL BE SUITABLE TO ALL ( US1 BO? TO SOCIETY & ! PEOPLE AT L>GE4 ,I ONLY CONCLUDE ?AT !SE /UDIES & >TS LIVE AMONG US & DO NOT SEEM TO H>M US1 BUT CANNOT LIVE AMONG ! PEOPLE & SEEM 9JURI\S TO !M SIMPLY BECAUSE !SE /UDIES & >TS >E NOT ?OSE ?AT >E G5]ALLY NE$$2 BUT ?AT WE LIVE AMONG !M ONLY BECAUSE WE >E SPOIL$1 ONLY BECAUSE M5 :O HAVE BE5 SITT+ FIVE H\RS )\T H>M 9 ! TA9T$ ATMOSPH]E ( A FACTORY OR A TAV]N DO NOT SUFF] FROM ?AT ATMOSPH]E :I* W\LD KILL ! MAN :O HAD JU/ COME 9TO IT4 ,!Y WILL ASK3 0,:O HAS SAID ?AT KN[L$GE & ! >TS ( \R CULTIVAT$ CLASS >E FALSE8 ,BECAUSE ! PEOPLE DO NOT ACCEPT !M1 :Y DO Y\ PO/ULATE !IR FALSITY80 ,ALL !SE QUE/IONS >E RESOLV$ V]Y SIMPLY3 ,BECAUSE WE >C ?\S&S1 & !Y >E MILLIONS4 ,I CONT9UE MY COMP>ISON ) A C]TA9 PHYSIOLOGICAL FACT4 ,A MAN COMES FROM ! PURE AIR 9TO A L[1 CLOSE1 SMOKY ROOM2 ALL HIS VITAL FUNCTIONS >E AS YET 9 P]FECT CONDITION2 HIS ORGANISM1 BY REASON ( HIS HAV+ BREA!D 9 ! PURE AIR1 HAS BE5 N\RI%$ L>GELY ON OXYG54 ,) ?IS HABIT ( HIS ORGANISM HE GOES ON BREA?+ 9 ! PE/IF]\S ROOM2 GREAT QUANTITIES ( ! POISON\S GASES M+LE ) HIS BLOOD2 HIS ORGANISM BECOMES 5FEEBL$1 (T5 A SWOON+ FIT 5SUES1 SOMETIMES DEA?1 :ILE HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE CONT9UE TO BREA! & LIVE 9 ! SAME PE/IF]\S ATMOSPH]E1 SIMPLY BECAUSE ALL !IR FUNCTIONS HAVE BECOME 5FEEBL$2 BECAUSE1 9 O!R WORDS1 !IR LIVES >E WEAK]1 LESS VITAL4 ,IF !Y SAY TO ME3 ,!SE M5 LIVE AS MU* AS ! O!RS1 & :O %ALL DECIDE :OSE LIVES >E ! BETT] & NE>E/ TO ! NORMAL8 S9CE IT AS (T5 HAPP5S ?AT A MAN COM+ FROM ! VITIAT$ ATMOSPH]E 9TO ! PURE AIR FA9TS AWAY AS ! CONTR>Y ! ANSW] IS EASY4 ,NOT A PHYSIOLOGI/1 BUT ANY SIMPLE MAN ( S\ND COMMON S5SE WILL SAY M]ELY ?IS3 0,:]E ! MO/ ( M5 LIVE1 9 ! PURE AIR OR 9 PE/IF]\S DUNGEONS10 & WILL FOLL[ ! MAJORITY2 BUT ! PHYSIOLOGI/ WILL MAKE OBS]VATIONS ON ! ONE & ! O!R1 & WILL SAY ?AT ! FUNCTIONS >E /RONG] & ! NUTRITION MORE COMPLETE 9 ! ONE ?AT LIVES 9 ! PURE AIR4 ,! SAME RELATION%IP EXI/S BETWE5 ! >TS ( \R SO-CALL$ CULTIVAT$ SOCIETY1 & ! >TS :I* ! PEOPLE DEM&3 ,I MEAN PA9T+ & SCULPTURE1 & MUSIC1 & POETRY4 ,A PA9T+ BY ,IVAN( WILL EXCITE 9 ! PEOPLE ONLY AMAZEM5T AT ITS TE*NICAL SKILL1 BUT IT WILL NOT EXCITE ANY POETIC OR RELIGI\S FEEL+1 :ILE ?IS SAME RELIGI\S FEEL+ WILL BE EXCIT$ BY ! WOODCUT ( LOANN ( ,NOVGOROD & ! DEVIL 9 ! PIT*]4 .<#e#d.> ,! ,V5US ( ,MELOS WILL >\SE ONLY A LEGITIMATE DETE/ATION ( A WOMAN'S NAK$NESS & %AMELESSNESS4 ,A QU>TET 9 ,BEE?OV5'S LA/ MANN] SEEMS ONLY A DISAGREEABLE NOISE1 OCCASIONALLY 9T]E/+ ONLY BECAUSE ONE P]SON PLAYS ON ! CELLO & ANO!R ON ! VIOL94 ,! BE/ PRODUCTION ( \R POETRY1 ,PU%K9'S LYRIC V]SE1 SEEMS A COLLECTION ( WORDS1 BUT ITS MEAN+ CONTEMPTIBLE ABSURDITIES4 ,9TRODUCE ! *ILD ( ! PEOPLE 9TO ?IS WORLD3 Y\ CAN DO SO & >E ALL ! TIME DO+ SO BY MEANS ( ! HI]>*IES ( $UCATIONAL 9/ITUTIONS1 ACADEMIES1 & A'RT CLASSES3 HE WILL FEEL1 & G5U9ELY FEEL1 ,IVAN('S PICTURE & ! ,V5US ( ,MELOS & ! QU>TET ( ,BEE?OV5 & ,PU%K9'S LYRIC V]SE4 ,BUT ON 5T]+ 9TO ?IS WORLD HE WILL NO LONG] BREA! ) FULL LUNGS2 & IT WILL BE PA9FUL & 9JURI\S TO HIM TO BREA! ! PURE AIR1 IF BY *ANCE HE HAPP5S TO GO 9TO IT4 ,AS 9 ! MATT] ( BREA?+1 S\ND COMMON S5SE & PHYSIOLOGY GIVE ! SAME ANSW]1 SO 9 ! MATT] ( >T ! SAME S\ND COMMON S5SE & P$AGOGY NOT ! P$AGOGY :I* WRITES PROGRAMS BUT ?AT :I* /RIVES TO F9D G5]AL PA?S ( $UCATION & LAWS WILL REPLY ?AT ?AT MAN LIVES ! FULLE/ & BE/ LIFE :O DOES NOT LIVE 9 ! SPH]E ( ! >TS ( \R CULTIVAT$ CLASS2 ?AT ! DEM&S ( >T & ! SATISFACTION :I* IT GIVES >E FULL] & MORE LEGITIMATE AMONG ! PEOPLE ?AN AMONG US4 ,S\ND COMMON S5SE WILL SAY ?IS SIMPLY BECAUSE IT SEES ! MAJORITY LIV+ \TSIDE ( ?IS 5VIRONM5T HAPPY & P[]FUL1 NOT BY NUMB]S ALONE2 ! P$AGOGUE MAKES HIS OBS]VATIONS ON ! SPIRITUAL FUNCTIONS ( ! M5 :O >E F\ND 9 \R CIRCLE1 & \TSIDE ( IT MAKES OBS]VATIONS ON ! 9TRODUCTION ( M5 9TO ! PE/IF]\S ROOM1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ON ! TRANSF] ( \R >TS TO ! Y\NG G5]ATION & ON ! GR\ND ( ?OSE FA9T+ FITS1 ( ?AT DISGU/ :I* HEAL?Y NATURES EXP]I5CE ON BE+ 9TRODUC$ 9TO ! >T ATMOSPH]E1 ON ! GR\ND ( ! DIM9UTION ( SPIRITUAL FUNCTIONS1 WILL CONCLUDE ?AT ! DEM&S ( ! PEOPLE1 ( >T1 >E MORE LEGITIMATE ?AN ! DEM&S ( ! DEPRAV$ M9ORITY ( ! SO-CALL$ CULTIVAT$ CLASS4 ,I HAVE MADE !SE OBS]VATIONS REG>D+ MUSIC & POETRY1 ! TWO BRAN*ES ( \R >TS :I* ,I KN[ ! BE/ & :I* ,I ONCE LOV$ PASSIONATELY1 & IT WAS A T]RIBLE ?+ TO SAY3 ,I HAVE COME TO ! CONVICTION ?AT ALL WE HAVE DONE 9 !SE TWO BRAN*ES HAS BE5 DONE 9 A FALSE1 EXCLUSIVE ME?OD1 HAV+ NO MEAN+1 & 9SIGNIFICANT 9 COMP>ISON ) ?OSE DEM&S & EV5 ) ! PRODUCTIONS 9 ! SAME >TS1 SPECIM5S ( :I* WE F9D AMONG ! PEOPLE4 @> ,I AM CONV9C$ ?AT A LYRIC POEM1 AS1 = EXAMPLE1 RECALL ! M>VEL\S MOM5T1 ! PRODUCTIONS ( MUSIC1 LIKE ,BEE?OV5'S LA/ SYMPHONY1 >E NOT SO ABSOLUTELY & UNIV]SALLY GOOD AS ! POPUL> PYESNYA AB\T 0,VANKA1 ! /EW>D10 OR ! SONG1 0,D[N ! ANCI5T MO!R ,VOLGA02 ?AT ,PU%K9 & ,BEE?OV5 PLEASE US1 NOT BECAUSE ABSOLUTE BEAUTY IS 9 !M1 BUT BECAUSE WE >E AS CORRUPT AS ,PU%K9 & ,BEE?OV51 BECAUSE ,PU%K9 & ,BEE?OV5 EQUALLY FLATT] \R ABNORMAL IRRITABILITY & \R WEAKNESS4 ,AS TO ! HACKNEY$ P>ADOX1 HE>D TILL IT HAS BECOME 9SIPID1 ?AT = ! COMPREH5SION ( ! BEAUTIFUL A C]TA9 PREP>ATION IS NE$$ :O SAID IT1 & :AT PRO( IS ( IT8 ,IT IS ONLY AN EXP$I5T1 A LOOPHOLE FROM AN UNT5ABLE POSITION1 9TO :I* WE HAVE BE5 L$ BY ! FALSITY ( \R T5D5CY & ! EXCLUSIVE ADOPTION ( \R >T BY ONE CLASS4 ,:Y IS ! BEAUTY ( ! SUN1 ! BEAUTY ( A HUMAN FACE1 ! BEAUTY ( ! S\NDS ( A POPUL> MELODY1 ! BEAUTY ( AN ACT ( LOVE & SACRIFICE1 ACCESSIBLE TO EV]Y ONE1 & :Y DO !SE ?+S REQUIRE NO PREP>ATION8 ,I KN[ ?AT :AT ,I SAY WILL SEEM M]E TALK TO ! MAJORITY1 ! PRIVILEGE ( 0A BONELESS TONGUE10 BUT P$AGOGY-FREE P$AGOGY BY WAY ( EXP]IM5T1 SETTLES MANY QUE/IONS1 & BY AN 5DLESS REPETITION ( ! SAME PH5OM5A LEADS !SE QUE/IONS FROM ! DOMA9 ( IMAG9ATION & >GUM5T 9TO ! DOMA9 ( PROPOSITIONS PROV$ BY FACTS4 ,= YE>S ,I /RUGGL$ VA9LY TO TRANSF] TO \R PUPILS ! POETIC BEAUTIES ( ,PU%K9 & ALL \R LIT]ATURE2 A C\NTLESS NUMB] ( TEA*]S >E TRY+ TO DO ! SAME1 & NOT 9 ,RUSSIA ALONE2 & IF !SE TEA*]S EXAM9E ! RESULTS ( !IR EF=TS1 & IF !Y WILL BE FRANK1 ALL WILL CONFESS ?AT ! *IEF CONSEQU5CE ( ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! POETIC FEEL+ WAS ITS DE/RUCTION1 ?AT ! GREATE/ REPUGNANCE TO SU* 9T]PRETATIONS WAS %[N BY ! MO/ POETIC NATURES ,I HAD BE5 /RUGGL+1 ,I SAY1 = YE>S1 & C\LD OBTA9 NO RESULTS & ONCE1 BY ACCID5T1 ,I OP5$ ! COLLECTION ( ,RUIBNIK(1 & ! POETIC DEM& ( ! PUPILS F\ND FULL SATISFACTION1 A SATISFACTION :I*1 :5 ,I CALMLY1 & )\T PREJUDICE1 COMP>$ ! FIR/ SONG ,I CAME TO ) ,PU%K9'S LA/ PRODUCTION1 ,I C\LD NOT HELP F9D+ LEGITIMATE4 ,I HAD ! SAME EXP]I5CE ALSO 9 REG>D TO MUSIC1 CONC]N+ :I* ,I %ALL NOT HAVE TO SPEAK4 ,I WILL TRY TO SUM UP ALL ?AT ,I HAVE SAID4 ,TO ! QUE/ION1 ,>E ! >TS LES BEAUX >TS NECESS>Y TO ! PEOPLE8 P$AGOGUES G5]ALLY HESITATE & GR[ P]PLEX$2 ONLY ,PLATO DECIDES ?IS QUE/ION BOLDLY 9 ! NEGATIVE4 ,!Y SAY3 IT IS NECESS>Y1 BUT ) C]TA9 RE/RICTIONS4 ,TO GIVE ALL M5 ! POSSIBILITY ( BECOM+ >TI/S W\LD BE H>MFUL TO ! SOCIAL ORGANIZATION4 ,!Y SAY3 C]TA9 >TS & !IR DEGREE CAN EXI/ ONLY 9 A C]TA9 CLASS 9 SOCIETY4 ,!Y SAY3 ! >TS MU/ HAVE !IR EXCLUSIVE S]VANTS1 DEVOT$ TO ONE TASK4 ,!Y SAY3 GREAT TAL5TS MU/ HAVE ! POSSIBILITY ( COM+ =? FROM ! MID/ ( ! PEOPLE & DEVOT+ !MSELVES EXCLUSIVELY TO >T4 ,?IS IS ! GREATE/ CONCESSION :I* P$AGOGY MAKES TO ! RIE DIRECT$1 AS F> AS >T IS CONC]N$4 ,I CONSID] ?IS UNJU/4 ,I SUPPOSE ?AT ! DEM& = ! 5JOYM5T ( >T & ! S]VICE ( >T EXI/S 9 EV]Y HUMAN BE+1 TO :ATEV] CLASS & 5VIRONM5T HE MAY BELONG1 & ?AT ?IS DEM& IS LEGITIMATE & MU/ BE SATISFI$4 ,TAK+ ?IS POSITION AS AN AXIOM1 ,I SAY ?AT IF 9CONV5I5CES & 9CONGRUITIES >E PRES5T$ BY EA* P]SON HAV+ AN 5JOYM5T ( >T & ITS REPRODUCTION1 ! CAUSE ( !SE 9CONV5I5CES LIES NOT 9 ! ME?OD ( ITS TRANSF]5CE1 NOR 9 ! DIFFUSION OR CONC5TRATION ( ! >TS AMONG MANY OR FEW1 BUT 9 ! *>ACT] & T5D5CY ( ! >T1 9 :I* WE MU/ BE DUBI\S SO AS NOT TO PUT :AT IS FALSE ON ! Y\NG G5]ATION1 AS WELL AS TO GIVE ?IS Y\NG G5]ATION ! OPPORTUNITY = WORK+ \T SOME?+ NEW BO? 9 =M & 9 CONT5T4 ,I PRES5T AN ACC\NT ( ! TEA*+ ( DRAW+ 9 ,NOVEMB] & ,DECEMB]4 ,! ME?OD ( ?IS 9/RUCTION1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 MAY BE REG>D$ AS CONV5I5T BY ! WAY :]EBY1 IMP]CEPTIBLY & PLEASANTLY1 ! PUPILS W]E GU>D$ PA/ ! TE*NICAL DIFFICULTIES4 ,! QUE/ION ( >T ITSELF IS NOT T\*$ UPON1 BECAUSE ! TEA*] :O BEGAN ! C\RSE TOOK IT = GRANT$ ?AT IT WAS 9EXP$I5T = PEASANT *ILDR5 TO BE >TI/S4 ,FROM 3 ,WIKIS\RCE4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,SEPTEMB] #c1 #ahfb 3 ,*APT] #cf -- ,PUBLICATION4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/