Sorry everyone. selie just gave me an excuse to talk about something I really love and talk I did until it was longer than comment-length. So sensible people, ignore my ramblings. For the rest of you...*takes a deep breath* The Russians really glorify negative traits and glory in their own misery. Rather than this, I'd say Russian lit focuses on the notion of spiritual growth through suffering. Arguably that's rephrasing what you said, but I consider it quite different. It's to say... read more
