Re:What Is To Be Done? The book that helped spark the Russia...
by krisoft on Friday January 03, 2025 @01:25PM
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> You interpreted it as “Socialism is discussed in the novel therefore it was in the air,”
Yes. I still read it that way.
> but that’s not what was said.
If you say so. I re-read the comment and I interpret it the same way still. If we are not using the book as evidence of what was going in Russia, but evidence of what topic was interesting to its audience then I'm happy with that.
> Socialism was already in the air in 1870s Russia such that it's often discussed by characters in the novel.
Socialism was in the air therefore it was discussed in the novel.
You interpreted it as “Socialism is discussed in the novel therefore it was in the air,” but that’s not what was said.