Sublime
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In Nekhludoff, as in all people, there were two beings; one spiritual, who sought only such happiness for himself as also benefited others; and the animal being, seeking his own happiness for the sake of which he is willing to sacrifice that of the world.
Graf Leo Tolstoy • The Awakening The Resurrection
protoexistentialist
Daniil Kharms • Russian Absurd
he delivered an address on the poet Pushkin which brought him enormous public acclaim.
Larissa Volokhonsky • The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts With Epilogue
functionary
Leo Tolstoy • Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics)
“Wait, I’ll tell you what I think myself. I think that if the beast dormant in man could be stopped by the threat of, whatever, the lockup or requital beyond the grave, the highest emblem of mankind would be a lion tamer with his whip, and not the preacher who sacrifices himself.