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THE RUSSIAN DRAMA
PEOPLE
outside of Russia, especially
Anglo-Saxons, have one great objection
to the Russian drama : it is too sad, too
gloomy. It is often asked,
"
Why is the
Russian drama so pessimistic?
"
The answer is:
the Russian drama, like all Russian culture, has
been conceived in the sorrow of the people; it was
born in their woe and struggle. Anything thus
conceived cannot be very joyous or amusing.
It is no exaggeration to say that in no other
country are the creative artists so interwoven, so
much at one with the people. This is not only
true of men like Turgenev, Tolstoy and the dram
atists of modern times. It applies also to Gogol,
who in
"
The Inspector
"
and
"
Dead Souls
"
spoke in behalf of the people, appealing to the
conscience of Russia. The same is true of Dos-
toyevsky, of the poets Nekrassov, Nadson, and
others. In fact, all the great Russian artists have
gone to the people for their inspiration, as to the
source of all life. That explains the depth and
the humanity of Russian literature.
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