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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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0,:AT CAN BE MORE HORRIBLE ?AN C\NTRY FE/IVALS80 ,9 NO?+ CAN ! :OLE B>B>ISM & UGL9ESS ( ! LIFE ( ! PEOPLE BE %[N ) SU* DI/9CTNESS AS 9 C\NTRY FE/IVALS4 ,M5 LIVE ON WEEKDAYS2 !Y EAT & DR9K MOD]ATELY ( :OLESOME FOOD1 !Y LABOR 9DU/RI\SLY2 !Y M+LE 9 FRI5DLY 9T]C\RSE4 ,?US PASS WEEKS1 SOMETIMES MON?S1 & SUDD5LY ?IS GOOD LIFE IS 9T]RUPT$ )\T ANY APP>5T CAUSE4 ,ON SOME SPECIAL DAY ALL SIMULTANE\SLY KNOCK (F WORK1 & FROM NOONTIME ON BEG9 TO EAT RI* FOOD TO :I* !Y >E NOT ACCU/OM$2 !Y BEG9 TO DR9K BE] & VODKA4 ,ALL DR9K2 ! AG$ COMPEL Y\NG M5 & EV5 *ILDR5 TO DR9K4 ,ALL CONGRATULATE ONE ANO!R1 KISS ONE ANO!R1 EMBRACE ONE ANO!R1 %\T1 S+ SONGS4 ,N[ !Y >E AFFECT$ TO TE>S1 N[ !Y BOA/1 N[ !Y 9SULT ONE ANO!R1 ALL TALK1 NO ONE LI/5S2 VOICES >E RAIS$1 QU>RELS 5SUE1 SOMETIMES FI<TS4 ,BY EV5+ SOME >E /AGG]+1 FALL+ PRONE1 & GO+ 9TO A DRUNK5 /UPOR ANY:]E2 O!RS >E BE+ L$ HOME BY ?OSE ?AT >E /ILL /EADY 5\< ON !IR FEET1 :ILE /ILL O!RS >E WALL[+ & GRIMAC+1 FILL+ ! AIR ) VILE ALCOHOLIC FUMES4 

,ON ! NEXT DAY ALL !SE M5 SLEEP (F !IR ILLNESS1 & :5 !Y HAVE SOME:AT RECOV]$1 !Y AGA9 TAKE UP !IR WORK UNTIL ! NEXT DAY ( ! SAME K9D COMES4 

,:AT DOES ?IS MEAN8 ,:Y IS IT8 

,:Y1 IT IS A FE/IVAL--A *UR* FE/IVAL2 = ONE PLACE ! ,ZRAM5IYE1.<#a.> 9 ANO!R ! ,VV$5IYE1.<#b.> 9 A ?IRD ! ,KAZANSKAYA4 ,:AT !SE T]MS MEAN NO ONE KN[S4 ,!Y KN[ ONE ?+1 ?AT !RE IS AN ALT> & ?AT !Y MU/ CELEBRATE4 ,& !Y LOOK =W>D TO ?IS FE/IVITY1 & AFT] A BURD5SOME LIFE ( TOIL >E GLAD TO FALL GRE$ILY ON ! FOOD4 

,YES1 ?IS IS ONE ( ! V]Y R>E EXPRESSIONS ( SAVAG]Y ON ! P>T ( ! WORK+-PEOPLE4 ,! W9E & C>\S+ CON/ITUTE = !M SU* A TEMPTATION ?AT !Y CANNOT RESI/ IT4 ,! FE/IVAL COMES1 & ALMO/ EV]Y ONE ( !M IS READY TO /UPEFY HIMSELF1 & EV5 LOSE ALL SEMBLANCE ( HUMAN =M4 

,YES1 ! PEOPLE >E SAVAGE4 

,BUT H]E COMES ! TW5TY-F\R? ( ,JANU>Y1 & 9 ! NEWSPAP]S IS PR9T$ ! FOLL[+ NOTICE3-- 

0,! SOCIAL D9N] ( ! =M] /UD5TS ( ! ,IMP]IAL ,MOSC[ ,UNIV]SITY WILL TAKE PLACE ON ! ANNIV]S>Y ( ITS E/ABLI%M5T1 ,JANU>Y #b#d1 AT FIVE O'CLOCK 9 ! AFT]NOON1 9 ! RE/AURANT ( ! ,BOL%AYA ,MOSKOVSKAYA ,HOTEL1 AT ! PR9CIPAL 5TRANCE4 ,TICKETS = ! D9N]1 AT SIX RUBLES1 MAY BE OBTA9$ 0 4MW-P>S]-\TPUT 4N[RAP14MW-P>S]-\TPUT 4N[RAP A3BE=E14MW-P>S]-\TPUT 4N[RAP 4SELFL9K3BE=E_<:ITE-SPACE3N[RAP_>4 4 4 ,!N FOLL[S A LI/ ( PLACES :]E ! TICKETS MAY BE PUR*AS$4 

,BUT ?IS IS NOT ! ONLY D9N]2 !RE WILL BE A DOZ5 O!RS 9 ,MOSC[1 & 9 ,PET]SBURG1 & 9 ! PROV9CES4 ,! TW5TY-F\R? ( ,JANU>Y IS ! FE/IVAL ( ! OLDE/ ,RUSSIAN ,UNIV]SITY1 IS ! FE/IVAL ( ,RUSSIAN 5LI<T5M5T4 ,! FL[] ( 5LI<T5M5T  
CELEBRATES ITS FE/IVAL4 

,IT W\LD SEEM ?AT M5 /&+ ON ! TWO EXTREME B\ND>IES ( 5LI<T5M5T--! SAVAGE MUZHIKS & ! MO/ CULTIVAT$ M5 ( ,RUSSIA--! MUZHIKS CELEBRAT+ ! 0,PRES5TATION10 OR ! ,VIRG9 ( ,KAZAN1 & ! CULTIVAT$ M5 CELEBRAT+ ! FE/IVAL ( 5LI<T5M5T ITSELF1 \<T TO CELEBRATE !IR CELEBRATIONS 9 AN  
5TIRELY DIFF]5T WAY4 ,BUT 9 REALITY1 IT PROVES ?AT ! FE/IVAL ( ! MO/ CULTIVAT$ ( M5 DIFF]S 9 NO RESPECT1 SAVE 9 EXT]NAL =M1 FROM ! FE/IVAL ( ! MO/ B>B>\S ( M54 ,! MUZHIKS SEIZE ! *UR* FE/IVAL )\T ANY RELATION TO ITS MEAN+1 AS A PRETEXT = EAT+ & DR9K+2 ! 5LI<T5$ TAKE ,/4  ,TATYANA'S ,DAY.<#c.> AS A PRETEXT = EAT+ & DR9K+ TO REPLETION1 )\T ! LEA/ REF]5CE TO ,/4 ,TATYANA4 

,! PEASANTS EAT /RID5'-JELLY & V]MICELLI2 ! 5LI<T5$ EAT LOB/]S1 *EESES1 S\PS1 FILLETS1 & ! LIKE3 ! MUZHIKS DR9K BE] & VODKA2 ! 5LI<T5$ DR9K LIQUORS ( V>I\S K9DS--W9ES & BR&IES & LIQUEURS1 DRY & /RONG & SWEET & BITT] & R$ & :ITE1 & *AMPAGNE4 

,! MUZHIKS' TREAT CO/S FROM TW5TY KOPECKS TO A RUBLE2 ! 5T]TA9M5T ( ! 5LI<T5$ COMES TO ANY:]E FROM SIX TO TW5TY RUBLES APIECE4 ,! MUZHIKS SPEAK ( !IR LOVE = !IR GODP>5TS1 & S+ ,RUSSIAN FOLKSONGS2 ! 5LI<T5$ TELL H[ MU* !Y LOVE !IR ALMA MAT]1 & ) 5TANGL$ TONGUES S+ S5SELESS ,LAT9 SONGS4 ,! MUZHIKS FALL 9TO ! MUD2 & ! 5LI<T5$ SPRAWL ON VELVET DIVANS4 ,! MUZHIKS >E C>RI$ OR L$ TO !IR PLACES BY !IR WIVES & SONS2 ! 5LI<T5$ BY LACKEYS1 SOB] & D]ISIVE4 

,NO1 9 REALITY ?IS IS HORRIBLE4 ,IT IS HORRIBLE ?AT M5 /&+1 ACCORD+ TO !IR [N NOTION1 ON ! HI<E/ DEGREE ( HUMAN CULTURE1 >E NOT ABLE TO SIGNALIZE ! FE/IVAL ( 5LI<T5M5T 9 ANY O!R WAY ?AN BY EAT+1 DR9K+1 SMOK+1 & %\T+ ALL MANN] ( NONS5SE = SEV]AL H\RS 9 SUCCESSION4 ,IT IS HORRIBLE ?AT ELD]LY M51 ! GUIDES ( ! Y\NG1 HELP POISON !M ) ALCOHOL--A POISON :I*1 LIKE ! POISON ( QUICKSILV]1 NEV] 5TIRELY DISAPPE>S1 BUT LEAVES TRACES ALL !IR LIVES LONG4 ,HUNDR$S & HUNDR$S ( Y\NG M51 EGG$ ON BY !IR TEA*]S1 HAVE BECOME DEAD DRUNK1 & BE5 RU9$ =EV] & DEBAU*$ AT ?IS FE/IVAL ( 5LI<T5M5T6 

,BUT MORE HORRIBLE ?AN ALL ELSE IS ! FACT ?AT M5 :O DO ALL ?IS HAVE TO SU* A DEGREE BEFOGG$ !MSELVES BY !IR CONCEIT1 ?AT !Y CAN NO LONG] DI/+UI% GOOD FROM BAD1 ! MORAL FROM ! IMMORAL4 ,!SE M5 HAVE SO P]SUAD$ !MSELVES ?AT ! SITUATION 9 :I* !Y >E PLAC$ IS A SITUATION ( 5LI<T5M5T & CULTURE1 & ?AT 5LI<T5M5T & CULTURE CONF] ! RI<T ( 9DULG5CE ( ALL !IR WEAKNESSES1 ?AT !Y CANNOT SEE ! BEAM ?AT IS 9 !IR EYE4 ,!SE M51 :O GIVE !MSELVES UP TO :AT CANNOT BE CALL$ ANY?+ ELSE ?AN UGLY DRUNK5NESS1 EV5 9 ! MID/ ( !IR UGL9ESS1 REJOICE 9 !MSELVES & COMPLA9 ( ! UN5LI<T5$ PEOPLE4 

,EV]Y MO!R SUFF]S--,I DON'T SAY AT ! SI<T ( H] DRUNK5 SON1 BUT AT ! M]E ?\<T ( SU* A POSSIBILITY2 EV]Y MA/] GETS RID ( A DRUNK5 WORKMAN2 EV]Y UNSPOIL$ MAN IS A%AM$ ( HIMSELF = HAV+ BE5 DRUNK4 ,ALL >E AW>E ?AT DRUNK5NESS IS BAD4 ,BUT H]E CULTUR$1 5LI<T5$ M5 >E GETT+ DRUNK1 & !Y >E FULLY P]SUAD$ ?AT 9 ?IS !RE IS NO?+ %AMEFUL OR BAD1 BUT ?AT IT IS V]Y NICE1 & !Y LAU<+LY RELATE ! 5T]TA9+ EPISODES ( !IR PA/ DRUNK5NESS4 

,IT HAS GONE SO F> ?AT WE HAVE ! MO/ DISGU/+ ORGY1 9 :I* OLD & Y\NG GET 9TOXICAT$ TOGE!R--AN ORGY ANNUALLY REPEAT$ 9 ! NAME ( 5LI<T5M5T & CULTURE1 & NO ONE IS (F5D$1 & NO ONE IS DI/URB$2 & :ILE !Y >E 9TOXICAT$ & AFT]W>DS1 !RE IS GREAT 5?USIASM OV] !IR ELEVAT$ FEEL+S & IDEAS1 & !Y BOLDLY CRITICIZE & APPRIZE ! MORALITY ( O!R M51 & ESPECIALLY ( ! CO>SE & UN5LI<T5$ PEOPLE4 

,! MUZHIK1 TO A MAN1 WILL FEEL ?AT HE WAS TO BLAME IF HE WAS DRUNK1 & WILL ASK P>DON ( EV]Y ONE = HIS DRUNK5NESS4 ,9 SPITE ( HIS TEMPOR>Y FALL1 HE HAS A LIVELY S5SE ( :AT IS RI<T & WRONG4 ,9 \R SOCIETY ?IS IS BEG9N+ TO BE LO/4 

,V]Y GOOD1 !N1 Y\ >E ACCU/OM$ TO DO ?IS & CANNOT REFRA92 ALL RI<T1 CONT9UE TO DO SO IF Y\ CANNOT RE/RA9 Y\RSELVES3 BUT UND]/& ?IS ONLY1 ?AT ON ! TW5TY-F\R? OR ! TW5TY-SEV5? OR ! TW5TY-N9? ( ,JANU>Y OR ,FEBRU>Y OR ANY O!R  
MON?1 ?IS IS A VILE & %AMEFUL ?+2 & KN[+ ?IS1 GIVE Y\RSELVES UP TO Y\R VICI\S T5D5CIES1 LITTLE BY LITTLE1 BUT DO NOT DO SO AS Y\ >E DO+ IT AT ! PRES5T TIME1 TRIUMPHANTLY1 CONFUS+ & VITIAT+ ! Y\NG & Y\R SO-CALL$ Y\?FUL CONFRAT]NITY4 ,DO NOT CONFUSE ! Y\NG BY ! TEA*+ ?AT !RE IS ANY O!R CIVIC MORALITY ?AN ?AT F\ND$ ON SELF-CONTROL1 OR ANY O!R CIVIC IMMORALITY ?AN ?AT NOT F\ND$ ON SELF-CONTROL4 

,EV]Y ONE KN[S & Y\ KN[ ?AT1 BE=E ALL O!R CIVIC VIRTUES1 CONT95CE FROM VICES IS NECESS>Y2 ?AT ALL 9TEMP]ANCE IS BAD2 ESPECIALLY 9TEMP]ANCE 9 ! USE ( W9E IS ! MO/ DANG]\S1 BECAUSE IT KILLS BODY & S\L4 ,ALL M5 KN[ ?IS1 &1 !RE=E1 BE=E SPEAK+ ( ANY ELEVAT$ FEEL+S & OBJECTS1 IT IS REQUISITE = US TO FREE \RSELVES FROM ! L[ & SAVAGE VICE ( DRUNK5NESS1 & NOT 9 DRUNK5 WISE TO TALK AB\T L(TY FEEL+S4 ,SO DO NOT DECEIVE Y\RSELVES & O!R M51 ESPECIALLY DO NOT DECEIVE ! Y\NG4 ,! Y\NG UND]/& ?AT1 BY P>TICIPAT+ 9 A SAVAGE CU/OM UPHELD BY Y\1 !Y >E DO+ :AT !Y \<T NOT TO DO1 & >E DE/ROY+ SOME?+ V]Y PRECI\S & IRR$EEMABLE4 

,& Y\ KN[ ?IS--Y\ KN[ ?AT !RE IS NO?+ BETT] OR MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ! PURITY ( S\L & BODY :I* IS DE/ROY$ BY DRUNK5NESS2 Y\ KN[ ?AT ALL Y\R RHETORIC ) Y\R EV]LA/+ ALMA MAT] DOES NOT T\* Y\ :5 Y\ >E HALF-9TOXICAT$1 & ?AT Y\ HAVE NO?+ TO (F] ! Y\NG 9 PLACE ( ?AT 9NOC5CE & PURITY :I* !Y HAVE DE/ROY$ BY TAK+ P>T 9 Y\R ORGIES4 

,!RE=E1 DO NOT PREV5T !M & DO NOT CONFUSE !M1 BUT KN[ ?AT1 AS IT WAS ) ,NOAH1 AS IT IS ) EV]Y MUZHIK1 SO EXACTLY WILL IT BE ) EV]Y ONE1 %AMEFUL1 NOT ONLY TO DR9K SO AS TO %\T1 TO /AGG]1 TO LEAP UP ON TABLES & COMMIT ALL SORTS ( FOLLIES1 BUT %AMEFUL ALSO EV5 )\T ANY NECESSITY ON ! OCCASION ( ! FE/IVAL ( 5LI<T5M5T1 TO EAT RI* FOOD & OBFUSCATE Y\RSELVES ) ALCOHOL4 ,DO NOT LEAD ! Y\NG A/RAY1 DO NOT BY Y\R EXAMPLE P]V]T !M & ! S]VANTS AB\T Y\4 

,H]E !RE >E HUNDR$S & HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE S]V+ Y\1 H&+ Y\ W9ES & RI* FOODS1 TAK+ Y\ HOME--H]E >E ALL !SE PEOPLE1 & LIVE PEOPLE1 BE=E :OM1 AS BE=E ALL ( US1 /& ! MO/ S]I\S QUE/IONS ( LIFE3 IS IT RI<T1 IS IT WRONG8 ,:OSE EXAMPLE %ALL !Y FOLL[8 ,H]E IT IS A F9E ?+ ?AT ALL !SE LACKEYS1 IZVO%*IKS1 ,SWISSES--,RUSSIAN M5 FROM ! C\NTRY--DO NOT REG>D Y\ AS Y\ REG>D Y\RSELVES1 & W\LD WI% O!RS TO REG>D Y\ AS ! REPRES5TATIVES ( 5LI<T5M5T4 ,IF ?IS W]E SO1 !Y1 LOOK+ AT Y\1 W\LD BE DIS5*ANT$ AT EV]Y K9D ( 5LI<T5M5T & W\LD DESPISE IT2 BUT EV5 N[1 ?\< !Y DO NOT REG>D Y\ AS ! REPRES5TATIVES ( 5LI<T5M5T1 !Y NEV]!LESS SEE 9 Y\ LE>N$ G5TLEM5 :O KN[ EV]Y?+1 &1 !RE=E1 CAN & %\LD BE FOLL[$4 ,& !Y CAN PUT ! QUE/ION TO !MSELVES3 ,:AT WILL !Y1 POOR ?+S1 LE>N FROM Y\8 

,:I* IS ! MORE P[]FUL3 ! 5LI<T5M5T :I* IS SPREAD AMONG ! PEOPLE BY PUBLIC LECTURES & MUSEUMS2 OR ! SAVAG]Y :I* IS SU/A9$ & SPREAD AMONG ! PEOPLE BY ! SPECTACLE ( SU* FE/IVALS AS ! CELEBRATION ( ! TW5TY-F\R? ( ,JANU>Y1 SUPPORT$ BY ! MO/ 5LI<T5$ PEOPLE ( ,RUSSIA8 

,I ?9K ?AT IF ALL LECTURES & MUSEUMS %\LD BE DONE AWAY )1 & AT ! SAME TIME ALL SU* CELEBRATIONS & D9N]S %\LD CEASE1 BUT ! COOKS & S]VANT-MAIDS1 ! IZVO%*IKS & PORT]S1 %\LD SPREAD AMONG !MSELVES 9 CONV]SATIONS ! ANN\NCEM5T ?AT ALL ! 5LI<T5$ M5 ( ,RUSSIA :OM !Y S]VE NEV] CELEBRAT$ !IR FE/IVALS ) GLUTTONY & DRUNK5NESS1 BUT W]E ABLE TO HAVE GOOD TIMES & D9E )\T W9E1 !N 5LI<T5M5T W\LD NOT SUFF] 9 ! LEA/4 

,IT IS TIME TO UND]/& ?AT 5LI<T5M5T IS NOT SPREAD BY A FEW OBSCURE PICTURES1 NOR BY V]BAL & PR9T$ WORDS1 BUT BY ! 9FECTI\S EXAMPLE ( ! :OLE LIFE ( ! PEOPLE2 & ?AT 5LI<T5M5T NOT BAS$ ON A MORAL LIFE NEV] WAS & NEV] WILL BE 5LI<T5M5T AT ALL1 BUT WILL ALWAYS BE ONLY OBFUSCATION & P]V]SION4  

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