RUSSIAN WORLD

Russia is indeed the abode of fatal and total non-freedom, but this must be understood more deeply and without "vodka-matreshka" populism. Freedom in national understanding is unconditional; the absence of all “if ifs and ans were pots and pans” is something genuine, real. The context of "Russian freedom" is deeply archaic in the noblest sense of the word: it is religious, as opposed to freedom-opportunity suggesting an alternative, and therefore limiting duality. That is why nobody managed to enslave the Russians, except for their own bureaucrats. The Russian way is to surpass the world around us — and this is the essence of creativity and superation. Not to adapt, but to soar above the objective reality given to us in sensations, with the help of subjective sensations — is not it a challenge and an answer to all-powerful Fate? Russian destiny is the tragedy of the ascent of the human spirit over inhuman circumstances.<br>

俄罗斯诚然是彻头彻尾、令人窒息的不自由之地，但对此需以更深刻的视角解读，且切勿陷入‘伏特加套娃式’的民粹主义误区。俄罗斯国民认知中的自由是绝对无条件的：唯有摒弃一切虚饰的前提假设，方能获得真切实在的自由。从最崇高的意义而言，‘俄罗斯式自由’的语境本质上极为古老——它带有宗教性内核，与那种以提供多元选择为特征的机会型自由截然不同，后者实则陷入了二元对立的局限框架之中。正因如此，除本国官僚体系外，从未有外部势力能够真正奴役俄罗斯民族。俄罗斯的行事之道在于超越周遭一切，这正是创造力与精神超越的核心要义。并非被动顺应，而是凭借主观感知的力量，翱翔于感官所赋予的客观现实之上——这难道不是对无所不能的命运发出的挑战，亦是与之抗衡的回应吗？俄罗斯的命运，便是人类精神在非人道境遇中奋力攀升的悲剧史诗。