Chronology Entry
Year
1862
Text
Tolstoy, Leo. Progress i opredelenie obrazovaniia. [Progress and the definition of education]. In : Yasnaya Polyana journal ; Dec. 1862).
"We know China with its 200 million people refuted our entire theory of progress, and we do not doubt for a moment that progress is the general law of all humanity, and that we, who believe in progress, are right, and those who do not believe in it are to blame, and we are going to instill the idea of progress in the Chinese with cannon and rifles."
"We know China with its 200 million people refuted our entire theory of progress, and we do not doubt for a moment that progress is the general law of all humanity, and that we, who believe in progress, are right, and those who do not believe in it are to blame, and we are going to instill the idea of progress in the Chinese with cannon and rifles."
Mentioned People (1)
Tolstoy, Leo
(Jasnaja Poljana 1828-1910 Astapowo) : Schriftsteller
Subjects
Literature : Occident : Russia
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 2003 | Lukin, Alexander. The bear watches the dragon : Russia's perceptions of China and the evolution of Russian-Chinese relations since the eighteenth century. (Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2003). S. 32. | Publication / LukA1 |
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