Snow Falls in Russia
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1. The three geographical poles (the stage for all plots) - Moscow In the center of power, in the steel forest, money and violence coexist, and ambition and despair coexist. ? - St. Petersburg The remnants of the old Russian aristocracy and art are melancholy, delicate, hiding secrets and scars. ? - The small town on the Volga River "Kostomor" The roots of common people, birch forests, rivers, churches, factories, the starting point and return of everyone's destiny. 2. Four levels of society (natural conflicts) 1.? The old class of the Soviet Union Military officers, teachers, engineers, and veteran party members cling to their faith and dignity, but are abandoned by the times. ? 2.? New powerful class Oligarchs, politicians, and businessmen rose up through plunder and speculation and controlled the lifeblood of the country. ? 3.? Common class Workers, nurses, drivers, and vendors struggled to survive in the severe cold, silent and tenacious. ? 4.? Marginal Exiles Intellectuals, dissidents, veterans, and wanderers live in the gap between light and darkness. 3. Spirituality (Russian Soul) - Orthodox Christianity: Suffering is practice, and salvation lies in faith and love. ? - Land worship: hometown = mother, leaving means wandering, returning means rebirth. ? - View of fatalism: Life is like heavy snow, you cannot resist it, but you can choose how to stand.
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