Gladkov points out that perhaps the notion of a Utopian paradise or a perfect Soviet citizen is not possible, even if all the right steps are taken. ... Greeting him coldly, she exclaims, "What's wrong with you, Comrade Gleb? ... Although Gleb remains a strong, revolutionary figure throughout the novel, Gladkov delves deeper into the internal conflict Gleb must attempt to overcome in order to adjust to a new society, a new wife, and a new home. ... While the goal of communism remains present in the spirited character of Gleb, the journey of the transition is clearly etched in the b...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This philosophy is the groundwork for what we now more wholly understand as laws of nature, in whatever form, not to be exploited or undermined. ... Philosophers were the first to realize what the aristocratic society, the bourgeois, and the bourgeoisie failed to understand. ... Mimicking the scientists" curiosity, philosophers questioned the basic workings of government and society and in doing so gave rise to the Age of Enlightment. ... The philosophers were elite members of society, and despite the context of their messages, they were not always free from discrimination. ... In its early ye...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate