Fyodor Dostoevsky: To Struggle is Divine

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  • Опубліковано 4 бер 2021
  • Widely considered to be one of the greatest Russian writers, Fyodor Dostoevsky, explores the extremities of human psychologies. In addition, he lays the foundation for future thinkers to build upon his ideas to what we know today as existentialist and nihilist philosophy. In his pursuit to explain the suffering of humanity, Dostoyevsky believes the harsh tribulations and struggles of life leads us closer to divinity.
    We take a closer look at his works “The Brothers Karamazov”, the parable of “The Grand Inquisitor”, “The Double”, and “Crime and Punishment”. We discuss how Dostoyevsky pits the weight of unlimited freedom within existentialist thinking with the traditional belief in an objective morality. He writes about all this in intensely sharp prose, employing the dialectic approach to highlight the compatible contradiction of there being human suffering under a benevolent God.
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    Updated Note
    My wording at the end of the video was suboptimal since Dostoevsky does advocate for the traditional institutions of his time. What I meant was that it does not align with Peterson’s or the modern North American version of traditionalism (ie. the Protestant/Catholic nuclear family under American democracy). Describing Dostoevsky as a traditionalist is definitely the accurate label, specifically as a nationalist Russian Orthodox Christian. After all, it’s the position academics take on Dostoevsky.
    Fyodor Dostoyevsky | Ivan Karamazov's Struggle: (0:00)
    Part 1 | Justice or Destruction?: (5:40)
    The Double Reading: (9:00)
    Part 2 | Crime, Punishment, & Redemption (12:37)
    Part 3 | Struggle Against Existentialism (17:24)
    Conclusion: (22:59)
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  • @joatanpereira4272
    @joatanpereira4272 3 роки тому +55

    I think the struggles and suffering we go through during life can guide us to morality and, therefore, to what is "divine". Those things teach us about life, society and much more, developing our moral view of the world. In a religious way, it can definitely get us closer to God, which is something some christians do on purpose, as a way to "follow the steps" of Jesus. But on a more psychological side, those exact same things can make us do horrible things. Those who grow up in a poor and violent environment will most probably become poor and violent in the future. They become hopeless and pessimistic, and forget the most basic ethical principles, since the evil and unethical are the normal for them.

    • @joatanpereira4272
      @joatanpereira4272 3 роки тому +1

      To make it clear, I'm not an English native speaker, and sometimes I'm not able to really express what I mean, so you'll notice I keep editing my comments :)

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому +8

      Well said once again! I hope you're having a great day so far today (wherever you are).
      Your comment on how some Christians subject themselves to certain struggles on purpose to "follow the steps" of Jesus reminds me of the 2016 movie "Silence" about missionaries in Japan, I think you may enjoy it (hopefully).
      Yes, it definitely does seem like different people react in opposite ways after experiencing struggle. Some come out more balanced having witnessed how low humanity can stoop and others become consumed by pessimism.

    • @AkashKumar-ns4th
      @AkashKumar-ns4th 2 роки тому +1

      @@Litburo It reminds me of the scene in Crime and Punishment when Porfiry Petrovich comes into Raskolnikov's room and explains why Dementiev the painter gives a false accusation. So true.
      P.S. I am afraid of Russian literature.

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому +5

      @@AkashKumar-ns4th I agree! Sometimes I find myself scared of Russian literature too. These writers construct stories in such an unapologetic way highlighting deep-seated human behaviour that makes us consider our own vulnerabilities as well. It's uncomfortable acknowledging that we are capable of both the great generosity that these characters show as well as the depravity.

    • @ingridcabreracederwall2192
      @ingridcabreracederwall2192 2 роки тому +1

      A NOTE FROM THE VOID: ¡GRACIAS! THANK YOU! Finally, I found a channel which makes me shiver with awe! A new follower, but then... I won't write anymore, because I'm temporarily speechless.

  • @brambes7110
    @brambes7110 2 роки тому +22

    Dostoyevsky is one heck of a mind.

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому

      You can say that again!

  • @katarina1346
    @katarina1346 2 роки тому +31

    it is always interesting to hear how people analyze fyodor dostoevsky’s works
    dostoevsky’s books are one of the most important parts of the school program in russia, even though, in my opinion, most teenagers are not prepared for his dark, dreadful, heavy with despair and suffering works
    however, i’m glad that i got to learn about dostoevsky at school, because he definitely helped to shape my taste at books and opened my eyes to see my life from a different angle
    i’m glad people like his work, i think he’s one of the greatest writers of russian history

    • @katarina1346
      @katarina1346 2 роки тому

      @Christopher Vanasse it is true, crime and punishment is a part of our school program!!

    • @portishphonic
      @portishphonic 2 роки тому +2

      I read Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and the House of the Dead in high school, and while I didn't understand them as deeply as I would at 34 years old, I could feel there can't be anything better than Dostoievski.

    • @JLeppert
      @JLeppert Рік тому

      He is top five all time

  • @lisschipper
    @lisschipper 2 роки тому +24

    Ghost here. I have discovered this channel while searching for Murakami's work. It makes me very happy to encounter such a thoughtfoul, well-written analysis on Dostoevsky's work, considering he has been one of my favorite authors since I first read Crime and Punishment more than a decade ago. Seeing the world through this author's lenses, a mix of existential dread, despair, hope, settlement, and multiple St. Petersburg mentions (to the extent which I have a very clear image of how it looked like on smaller pieces such as White Nights) has shaped some of my taste for the Russian literature as a whole, and of myself, as someone who will always wonder which way to choose, balancing between the axe and the imagination. Thank you for sharing your brilliance!

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому +6

      I had a similar trajectory since picking up Crime and Punishment as my first Dostoevsky novel. I devoured the book within a few weeks cozily indoors while a particularly freezing winter raged on outside, hooked on his insightful yet meandering narrating voice. I'm really glad you commented and I loved reading about your experience of his works. I have a soft spot in my heart for the hope, despair, joy, and world-weariness Russian literature is so adept at describing.

    • @ingridcabreracederwall2192
      @ingridcabreracederwall2192 2 роки тому +3

      @@Litburo Wow, Litburo! I trully understand and share your feelings and experience on reading Dostoievky! Once I start, I can't stop, even if it hurts! I just discovered this channel and already decided to stay put. Here I find persons who are into the same passionate way to live literature! Cheers from Mexico!

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому +1

      @@ingridcabreracederwall2192 Glad to have you here! Mexico's across the ocean from where I live right now and it's amazing to me how far these videos reach. I started the channel because I wanted to talk about the things I've read with other people so we're all on the "same page" here :)

  • @trippingreality4635
    @trippingreality4635 3 роки тому +13

    What a coincidence, just started reading books his books, Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Former being current read, great video, keep up the good work man.!

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому +3

      Oh Crime and Punishment is a trip! It switches "genres" multiple times from an unconventionally dark "coming of age" then a detective novel to a story about redemption. It's an interesting one, I remember first reading it in the dead of a snowy winter so I definitely felt the atmosphere - I wish I could read it again for the first time!

  • @bobtim1008
    @bobtim1008 День тому

    I trust Dostoevsky because unlike many western philosophers he truly suffered deeply in his life. when one sees true evil and despair and continues living morally one has found something worth living for beyond themselves they find God

  • @rht2617
    @rht2617 17 днів тому

    This video deserves a MILLION views and likes

  • @balderbrok6438
    @balderbrok6438 3 роки тому +6

    He was not imprisoned for reading banned books, he was imprisoned for being a member of a conspiracy/social circle that advocated the overthrow of the tsar, by means of revolution if absolutely necessary to "free the serfs". This is according to quotes by both Dostoevsky and the police officer arresting him, which I was provided in "Dostoevsky, his life and work" by Konstantin Muchovsky. The person whose mysterious and devilish character attracted Dostoevsky to this conspiracy (meant in the broad sense of the term) was later transformed and immortalized by Dostoevsky by the creation of "Nikolai Stavrogin" in "The Possessed".

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому

      Well said! Looking back, I did misrepresent that sentence a little in my script. I researched that Dostoevsky himself didn't play a large role at all in the social circle so I didn't want to paint him as a revolutionary and wanted to keep on the topic of books. I breezed through that part of his bio too fast!

    • @balderbrok6438
      @balderbrok6438 3 роки тому +1

      @@Litburo No problem. Several sources seems to paint a similar picture to the one you presented, maybe because Dostoevsky himself were too ashamed of his past to be properly forthright, combined with our desire to think of him as completely innocent. His radicalization was also quite gradual, such that a narrow focus on his even earlier views of the more Christian-socialistic kind would discredit him as a revolutionary. And, this earlier stage of his descent is also much more easily documented, it seems.

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому

      @@balderbrok6438 You have a great amount of in-depth knowledge on Dostoevsky's life. Do you study Dostoevsky at a university by the way? If so, you should write a research article!

    • @NavelOrangeGazer
      @NavelOrangeGazer 2 роки тому +1

      It's also worth noting that stunts like the Tsar calling off the execution at the last minute was not unheard of in Tsarist Russia as it was believed to give the condemned a chance at repentance before God for their crimes.

    • @ElonMuskrat-my8jy
      @ElonMuskrat-my8jy 4 місяці тому

      Konstantin Molchulsky

  • @deepshikhasahoo4181
    @deepshikhasahoo4181 3 роки тому +4

    Really glad youtube recommended this to me, looking forward to see more such videos. Thank you.

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому

      Appreciate the kind words, thank you!

  • @noahhale4862
    @noahhale4862 3 роки тому +4

    Great video! The Brothers Karamazov is my favorite book of all time. 👍

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому +1

      It really is a fascinating read! A wonderful blend of literature, theology, philosophy, and psychology all nicely wrapped together.

  • @saurabhkhanduri1733
    @saurabhkhanduri1733 2 роки тому +3

    Great job done here brother.👍 Dostoyevsky is one such writer who has brought the whole human thought process/struggle into light. I can relate to every scenario that he discusses in his expendable works. What a genius he was!

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому

      Thank you brother! He's definitely earned his moniker of being a "great psychological writer" delving deep into the human thought process and condition. I'm glad you found enjoyment in the video and I appreciate the comment!

  • @CashCreep
    @CashCreep 3 роки тому +3

    5k subscribers sounds about right for a channel that puts so much thought and work into their videos.
    You deserve way more bro, good vids.

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому

      Thank you for the kind comment! I'm glad you enjoyed my Dostoevsky analysis and I hope you enjoy my other videos as well!

  • @uptamistik
    @uptamistik Рік тому +3

    This was too complicated for me to understand the first time, but i sort of get the message. I will re listen to this maybe another 10 times..lol

  • @listener3845
    @listener3845 3 роки тому +25

    Suffering is obviously part of life. What we do with it is the divine choice. The place where the existentialist meets God. And merge to one.
    Thank you.

    • @ctrldelete1763
      @ctrldelete1763 2 роки тому

      We suffer through what we can not see.
      We broadcast the ability to think yet we hide the filter. As time goes on social norms sits further in judgment over the highest law which is the moral one.
      Once the connection can be made to that which causes suffering, fear replaces it.

  • @dmtdreamz7706
    @dmtdreamz7706 Рік тому +3

    There was a very strange feature in this case, strange because of its extremely rare occurrence. This man had once been brought to the scaffold in company with several others, and had had the sentence of death by shooting passed upon him for some political crime. Twenty minutes later he had been reprieved and some other punishment substituted; but the interval between the two sentences, twenty minutes, or at least a quarter of an hour, had been passed in the certainty that within a few minutes he must die. I was very anxious to hear him speak of his impressions during that dreadful time, and I several times inquired of him as to what he thought and felt. He remembered everything with the most accurate and extraordinary distinctness, and declared that he would never forget a single iota of the experience. ‘About twenty paces from the scaffold, where he had stood to hear the sentence, were three posts, fixed in the ground, to which to fasten the criminals (of whom there were several). The first three criminals were taken to the posts, dressed in long white tunics, with white caps drawn over their faces, so that they could not see the rifles pointed at them. Then a group of soldiers took their stand opposite to each post. My friend was the eighth on the list, and therefore he would have been among the third lot to go up. A priest went about among them with a cross: and there was about five minutes of time left for him to live. ‘He said that those five minutes seemed to him to be a most interminable period, an enormous wealth of time; he seemed to be living, in these minutes, so many lives that there was no need as yet to think of that last moment, so that he made several arrangements, dividing up the time into portions-one for saying farewell to his companions, two minutes for that; then a couple more for thinking over his own life and career and all about himself; and another minute for a last look around. He remembered having divided his time like this quite well. While saying good- bye to his friends he recollected asking one of them some very usual everyday question, and being much interested in the answer. Then having bade farewell, he embarked upon those two minutes which he had allotted to looking into himself; he knew beforehand what he was going to think about. He wished to put it to himself as quickly and clearly as possible, that here was he, a living, thinking man, and that in three minutes he would be nobody; or if somebody or something, then what and where? He thought he would decide this question once
    for all in these last three minutes. A little way off there stood a church, and its gilded spire glittered in the sun. He remembered staring stubbornly at this spire, and at the rays of light sparkling from it. He could not tear his eyes from these rays of light; he got the idea that these rays were his new nature, and that in three minutes he would become one of them, amalgamated somehow with them. ‘The repugnance to what must ensue almost immediately, and the uncertainty, were dreadful, he said; but worst of all was the idea, ‘What should I do if I were not to die now? What if I were to return to life again? What an eternity of days, and all mine! How I should grudge and count up every minute of it, so as to waste not a single instant!’ He said that this thought weighed so upon him and became such a terrible burden upon his brain that he could not bear it, and wished they would shoot him quickly and have done with it.’⁰

  • @jellyjoker1818
    @jellyjoker1818 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for this video! I have to read more Dostojewski, the Double sound amazing.

  • @TheKrazykraker14
    @TheKrazykraker14 2 роки тому

    happy to have found this channel .. looking forward to the content

  • @thomassimmons1950
    @thomassimmons1950 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful work... CHEERS!

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you! CHEERS!

  • @oldez
    @oldez 2 роки тому +3

    Man I smoked up and enjoyed this. You should make a video about Demons/Devils, shit's dope.

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому +2

      That's hilarious, really happy you enjoyed the experience and I hope you stick around!

  • @LoveforAaronBushnell
    @LoveforAaronBushnell 3 роки тому +6

    You're the best. There IS something. Someone. Out here in the void. I LOVE HARUKI. That video is amazing. I Love this author.. can't wait to watch the other two. Subscribed. Liked. Waiting for more. Here in the void.
    💜

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому

      Thank you for the awesome comment! I love these authors as well (which is why I'm making these video essays in the first place).
      I'm really happy you found some value in the content I'm making! Hoping to see you and hear from you more in the future... through the void :)

    • @pinakibhattacharyya7853
      @pinakibhattacharyya7853 3 роки тому

      I resonate.

    • @pinakibhattacharyya7853
      @pinakibhattacharyya7853 3 роки тому

      Gasper Noe can take you closer to the void.

    • @paulasay455
      @paulasay455 3 роки тому

      Jesus wuz the way

  • @xxxchcxxx8905
    @xxxchcxxx8905 Рік тому +1

    Great and interesting video!

  • @HallowedSkull
    @HallowedSkull Рік тому

    sup beautiful, an apt video for my friends circumstances, ill have to read his work. I only hope his words are as profound as I find my own thoughts on the subject..

  • @chomp_chomp
    @chomp_chomp 3 роки тому +1

    I'm happy youtube recommend your channel

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому +1

      I'm happy you stumbled upon my channel!

  • @SyIe12
    @SyIe12 5 місяців тому

    👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Great job done here brother

  • @jaap8232
    @jaap8232 3 роки тому +2

    Very impressive essay! Content, visual, score all on point, subscribed!!

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому

      Thank you, I'm glad you found it enjoyable!

  • @junaidrather5714
    @junaidrather5714 2 роки тому +2

    Hahaaa, that interruption. U deserve thumbs-up

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you kind ghost! Hope to see you around

  • @thegentletraveller7278
    @thegentletraveller7278 2 роки тому

    I like very much your work!!

  • @andrewternet8370
    @andrewternet8370 2 роки тому +1

    Suffering is, in essence, divine. To believe that you suffer is to believe in an ideal you have not achieved.

  • @owlnyc666
    @owlnyc666 Рік тому +1

    The Double. The danger of self reflectio, trying to know yourself is in knowing yourself and not liking yourself. 🤔😉😎

  • @Stewz66
    @Stewz66 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому

      Thank you for watching!

  • @overstandnigeria
    @overstandnigeria 2 роки тому +1

    Good stuff

  • @MrMarktrumble
    @MrMarktrumble 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you. Your video is good.

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому

      Thank you for watching

  • @MilesMariae
    @MilesMariae 2 роки тому +2

    I wish you spoke a little bit more about the character development of Ivan... like most commentators you look at the early Ivan but not his development.... I think that like Raskolikov, Ivan's story is also about the gap between 'theory and life', the overman theory of Raskolnikov and the 'everything is permissible' of Ivan, when they are actually lived out are exposed to be humanly flawed ideals, Dostoyevski offers and existential response to the atheistic theories, in both cases the psychological impossibility of living the theory and the suicidal emptiness that inevitably will accompany it.

  • @omarshaaban907
    @omarshaaban907 2 роки тому

    Keep up the great work!

  • @iandonnelly522
    @iandonnelly522 2 роки тому +1

    Hahahaha! Excellent! I loved the little plug in the middle....there’s no need....a very well narrated analysis and I have subscribed....😊

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому +1

      I'm really glad you enjoyed the analysis and I do hope you find my other content mentally stimulating too!

  • @brandonhaines8404
    @brandonhaines8404 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent video!

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому

      Greatly appreciated!

  • @SanguineLemon
    @SanguineLemon 3 роки тому +2

    this needs more views

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому

      Thanks Liam! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

  • @sepehrmirshahi7535
    @sepehrmirshahi7535 3 роки тому +1

    thanks

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому

      Thanks for watching :)

  • @andresmattar8325
    @andresmattar8325 3 роки тому +1

    That 4th wall breaking got me to subscribe but that doesnt take the great job put into this video, good one

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому

      Thanks for the sub! Glad you liked that part :)

  • @out1726
    @out1726 2 роки тому +1

    Ill keep it short....nice job.

  • @EdHird
    @EdHird Рік тому

    well produced

  • @robertimmanuel577
    @robertimmanuel577 Рік тому +1

    Great music choice. You have a good taste in music

  • @tedtacular
    @tedtacular 3 роки тому +5

    Recently discovered this channel and I’m loving all the philosophical essays. Please keep up the great work!

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому +2

      Thank you! It's a side project since I'm technically working 2 jobs right now but I'm happy to hear that people like you are enjoying it, thank you for taking the time to leave a comment :)

  • @Mageuzichannel
    @Mageuzichannel 2 роки тому

    Nice 👍🏿

  • @ahmedfiasco6412
    @ahmedfiasco6412 3 роки тому +1

    love your channel!

  • @theirrationalman3782
    @theirrationalman3782 2 роки тому +1

    I have quite the off-topic question, regarding your aesthetics:
    Do you know where the footage at scene 19:37 is from? A bunch of snowy, evergreen trees. Thanks.

  • @shreyasss5937
    @shreyasss5937 Рік тому +1

    The latest video from peterson on Dostoevsky reminded me of you, his understanding of Dostoevsky and the way people try to understand Dostoevsky via him is really distorted. And I was reminded of the last segment of your video and couldnt help but have a good chuckle about the same.

  • @rufusblasfemus3018
    @rufusblasfemus3018 2 роки тому +2

    Whoa!.. I just discovered a treasure... Well, I guess I am going to collect Dostoevsky.

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому

      I hope you end up loving all the books you collect!

    • @rufusblasfemus3018
      @rufusblasfemus3018 2 роки тому +1

      @@Litburo I hope so too. : )

  • @MyNameIsJ3ffrey
    @MyNameIsJ3ffrey Рік тому +1

    Dude was pretty prophetic tbh

  • @commonone7551
    @commonone7551 2 роки тому +1

    Ok, here is a comment, since you asked for it. I have no foul for you or Dostojevski, just telling that I read "Brothers Karamazov" a couple of times, and am most grateful for that.

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому

      I'm glad you enjoyed the Brothers Karamazov :)

  • @sitting_nut
    @sitting_nut 3 роки тому +4

    thanks. very informative.
    i can't find information about the movie "octopus", clips of which you use . do you have any info on that such as links to trailer, clips, or imdb page?

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому +1

      I'm glad you found it informative! I used the original Russian name in the video but it's English name is "The Island". Here's the IMDB page:
      www.imdb.com/title/tt0851577/

    • @sitting_nut
      @sitting_nut 3 роки тому +1

      @@Litburo thanks.

  • @visist20
    @visist20 2 роки тому +1

    Love you buddy! :)

  • @frano3849
    @frano3849 2 роки тому

    great video, keep it uppp

  • @pablohb4
    @pablohb4 2 роки тому +1

    Love your Like, share subscribe style, great video friend!

  • @priyankasoni8532
    @priyankasoni8532 Рік тому +1

    Please share the name of the classical piece playing behind at the beginning of the video. Loved it, is it Rachmaninoff or Chopin? For the very first time, I have wanted the background music louder cuz I wanna hear it. Please share the name of all the pieces with their timestamps. Would really appreciate.

  • @noice3458
    @noice3458 3 роки тому +3

    Damn you really deserve many more subscribers

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому

      Thank you! Despite what I said in the video, I'm actually super happy with the group I have now :)
      Appreciate the support Noice!

  • @adrianm1429
    @adrianm1429 2 роки тому +1

    You've got yourself a new subscriber !

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому

      Thanks for the support!

  • @rin-ob2pq
    @rin-ob2pq 3 роки тому +6

    Do you plan on making a podcast? These video essays are freaking nice.

    • @rin-ob2pq
      @rin-ob2pq 3 роки тому +1

      Oh, wait, you have a podcast on spotify! This is nice :))

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому +2

      @@rin-ob2pq Yes! I export segments of the audio and put it up on Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts.
      Honestly, you're probably be my first listener there as there's no one else listening from looking at the analytics haha :)

    • @joatanpereira4272
      @joatanpereira4272 3 роки тому +2

      @@Litburo I didn't know you had a podcast there :(

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому +2

      @@joatanpereira4272 Hi! Fancy seeing you here again, hope you liked the new episode, though as a warning, it is a bit darker than usual. My next one will probably be on a lighter note!

    • @joatanpereira4272
      @joatanpereira4272 3 роки тому +2

      @@Litburo The editing keeps getting better! Yes, I've noticed the darker tone, and I love it

  • @oceancuteness
    @oceancuteness 3 роки тому +7

    wow I really want to read The Double now, that excerpt sounded so cool, great video!! (also jumping on that spotify podcast :D )

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому +2

      Thanks for the comment again! I hope you like The Double. There are many who think it's not as good as his other works but I definitely find it underrated and it's interesting to see his early works (with more absurd elements) compared with his later works.
      The podcast just contains audio exports of these videos so it won't be anything new but they do usually come out 1 to 2 weeks earlier than these videos so that's the benefit I suppose!

    • @pinakibhattacharyya7853
      @pinakibhattacharyya7853 3 роки тому +1

      See the Jesse Eisenberg movie based on that..very well made.

    • @andrewternet8370
      @andrewternet8370 2 роки тому +1

      The Double is quite good. It's not as good as his other works (perhaps due to the nature of the content), but it makes its point very clear: to live a double life is to kill your inner self.

  • @thewolfmanhulk2927
    @thewolfmanhulk2927 3 роки тому +3

    Amazing video, reading through the idiot, my first Dostoevsky novel, abs while it does occasionally not hold my interest it does have some profound stuff in it, so I am excited to read his other works

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому +1

      Hope you enjoy it, he really is an interesting author and the backstory of how we went on to write the Idiot is fascinating.

    • @thewolfmanhulk2927
      @thewolfmanhulk2927 3 роки тому +1

      @@Litburo yeah I know it, very interesting. Still I must confess it doesn’t always hold my attention but I do hope it gets better

    • @thewolfmanhulk2927
      @thewolfmanhulk2927 3 роки тому +1

      @@Litburo well I did finish it and I will say the context of how Dostoevsky wrote it really helps contribute to the book. But without that context personally I would say it wasn’t always entertaining, it’s not something I would go back to again. It does make me a bit anxious that this is supposedly one of his “great novels”, I hope I enjoy the rest of his work better

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому

      @@thewolfmanhulk2927 I did find "Crime and Punishment" the most exciting of his works so if you do want to continue with him, I'd suggest that book. Admittedly, most of the Russian greats can be a bit too lengthly for some people (with exception to Chekhov's short stories) with not as much action in-between but I enjoyed them all nevertheless!

  • @JonQuixote-pb8rg
    @JonQuixote-pb8rg 18 днів тому

    Your video about Dostoevsky, gave me further food for thought although I had read him in my thirties. I thank you. Although, if you want me to subscribe you need to do more content. 😏

  • @joatanpereira4272
    @joatanpereira4272 3 роки тому +4

    9:58 best part of the video lol

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому +3

      Haha, it's hard to subtly plug the channel so I took some notes from watching other UA-cam videos :)

  • @livanun
    @livanun 3 роки тому +1

    Any recommendations where to start with Chekhov? The only point of contact I had with him was when Murakami quoted his book on Sakhalin in 1Q84.
    However, great as always. You encouraged me to try reading Dostojewski again

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому +1

      Since Chekhov's mostly a short story writer, you can probably get through a number of his stories in one sitting and many of them are fantastic! Will you be reading in Polish or English? If you're to read them in English, I would recommend finding a collection with a better translator rather than focus on which specific stories you'll read.
      The Pevear/Volokhonsky translations seem to be a popular version and a safe bet balancing being “true to the form” while "smoothing out" the prose in English. I’m no expert on translations though so take my recommendation with a grain of salt! I’ve also been told Yarmolinsky’s translations are not bad either.

    • @livanun
      @livanun 3 роки тому +3

      @@Litburo Thanks, I will try to get my hands on your recommendated translations. That was probably the problem I had with Dostojewski, cause I just had an old german translation from the 50s which felt draining to read. I will give the great russians a second try in english language I guess

    • @ElonMuskrat-my8jy
      @ElonMuskrat-my8jy 4 місяці тому

      I've heard Ward No. 6 is great.

  • @frimports
    @frimports 2 роки тому +5

    Ah yes the gift of suffering. It’s said that Michael Jordan would push his teammates to the brink during practices. He did this because if they couldn’t handle the pressure he was applying how could they compete at the highest level. Difficulty, hardship, rejection, trouble, conflict, pain, health failure and all suffering bring about a beautiful transformation and total identification with the cross of Christ. We are being prepared for something, the crucible is necessary if we only we could see this.

  • @bjuny6481
    @bjuny6481 2 роки тому +1

    What’s the song that starts at 18:45 called please?

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому +1

      It's Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake my friend!

    • @bjuny6481
      @bjuny6481 2 роки тому +1

      @@Litburo ooh yes i heard this in class but didn’t remember it 🤷‍♂️

  • @oserapis4802
    @oserapis4802 3 роки тому +2

    Lol hey. Great work. Keep going

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому

      Hi! Thanks friend, will keep it coming!

  • @theIdlecrane
    @theIdlecrane 2 роки тому

    The first rule of fight club is that we do not talk about fight club, the second rule of fight club is, we do not talk about fight club...

  • @scythermantis
    @scythermantis Рік тому

    Okay I'm commenting due to what I heard in the middle of this just before you went through The Double; actually I randomly came back to this video later and apparently I was halfway through it because it restarted in the middle; ironically I'm also halfway through Crime and Punishment with my dad; I guess I wish I had someone to kick the soccer ball around with or hang out with; having a girlfriend is hoping for way too much isn't it? But I'd be your friend...

  • @all4honor
    @all4honor 3 місяці тому

    I was told in class that the actors and actresses that were afflicted with TB were blessed/touched by the Gods. Does this count.

  • @nealabbott6520
    @nealabbott6520 2 роки тому +3

    even hegel didn't understand hegel

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому

      Truer words have never been spoken!

  • @kiachi7822
    @kiachi7822 3 роки тому +1

    You should really make a video on Osamu Dazai, his prose is quite similar to Dostoevsky and sometimes even darker. Awesome video though.

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому +1

      I actually have not read Osamu Dazai, I'll have to read through some of his stuff first. I've made a note, thanks for the recommendation :)

    • @kiachi7822
      @kiachi7822 3 роки тому +1

      @@Litburo keep up the good work, really liked all the videos that have come, you'll blow up fast for sure.

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому

      @@kiachi7822 I appreciate the kind words, hope you have a wonderful day :)

  • @User-gc3dm
    @User-gc3dm 2 роки тому

    5:45 what is this music called?

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому +1

      The song is called "From Russia With Love" by Huma-Huma. I hope this helps!

    • @User-gc3dm
      @User-gc3dm 2 роки тому +1

      I did not expect such a quick reply, it did help, thanks

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому +1

      @@User-gc3dm You're welcome :)

  • @kaanasker4914
    @kaanasker4914 2 роки тому

    What is the music at the start?

    • @kaanasker4914
      @kaanasker4914 2 роки тому +1

      Oh I found, its Rachmaninoff Prélude, Op. 3: II. Lento in C-Sharp Minor

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому

      @@kaanasker4914 I was about to answer but it sounds like you got it now!

    • @kaanasker4914
      @kaanasker4914 2 роки тому +1

      @@Litburo Using that music while describing the scene was a wise choice.

  • @ReligionOfSacrifice
    @ReligionOfSacrifice 2 роки тому +2

    TOP TWENTY FAVORITE BOOKS.
    1) "Verbal Behavior" by Dr. B. F. Skinner
    2) "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoevsky
    3) "Fathers and Sons" by Ivan Turgenev
    4) Myth Adventures - series by Robert Asprin
    5) The Chronicles of Narnia - series by C. S. Lewis
    6) "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy
    7) "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
    8) "Roots" by Alex Haley
    9) The Silmarillion - The Hobbit, or there and back again - The Lord of the Rings - Middle Earth stories by J. R. R. Tolkien
    10) Foundation Series - Isaac Asimov
    11) "Eugene Onegin" by Alexander Pushkin
    12) "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky
    13) "Paris 1919: six months that changed the world" by Margaret MacMillian
    14) "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
    15) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn - by Mark Twain
    16) Old Mother West Wind series - wildlife series by Thornton Burgess
    17) "Microbe Hunters" by Paul de Kruif
    18) "Cancer Ward" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
    19) "Kon Tiki" by Thor Heyerdahl
    20) "From Beirut to Jerusalem" by Thomas Friedman
    The Bible is written by many authors and thus it is not included in the list, but obviously it is the best book in existence.

  • @christophmahler
    @christophmahler 2 роки тому

    *BOO* !

  • @JonQuixote-pb8rg
    @JonQuixote-pb8rg 18 днів тому

    Most people don't fit in our convenient boxes. 🤔

  • @simonhunter834
    @simonhunter834 Рік тому +1

    As is written in the New Testament, those who love their life shall lose it, those who hate their life shall gain everlasting life. So suffering is a necessary component of any good persons existence; this is further endorsed by the Buddha, and indeed, in all major religions or effective spiritual paths. There are those who cringe at the mention of religion or the spiritual, but that will be found to be because they have not yet had experiences, or possess the abilities to perceive, that which is ethereal in nature. What happens to the psyches of those who have had encounters with aliens or UFO's? People need the truth, religions main purpose is to reveal actual truths and set forth solutions to the problem of eternity. Consciousness is energy realised, energy can not be destroyed, merely changed from one form into another...

    • @ElonMuskrat-my8jy
      @ElonMuskrat-my8jy 4 місяці тому

      Orthodoxy is the true faith. Aliens and UFOs are demons. Buddha cannot save anyone. Christ is king ☦️

  • @mp-xs7th
    @mp-xs7th 3 місяці тому

    The interaption😭😂

  • @JaxBespoked
    @JaxBespoked Рік тому

    The Rachmaninov to start here is perfect!

  • @LUKESLZ
    @LUKESLZ 2 роки тому

    kkkk i am here, u are not alone.

  • @THEMasteSnah
    @THEMasteSnah 2 роки тому +1

    Okay is see the brilliance of Doestoyesvky however i find his books so depressing like do i really want to expose my mind to such darkness. Will it destroy my cheerful and happy positive spirit. No one must not be naive, but one must not dwelve into the dark abyss of the underworld of the human species. I believe that what you consume either it si information or food affects you and by exposing myself to such darkness yes it allows me to understand it but however it also brings more negativity in my worldview. I dont know if Dosto is good for me or not. I'm still thinking about this question...

    • @possessedslig
      @possessedslig Рік тому +2

      To be honest at lot of his novels are filled with dark comedy, to the point I actually laugh out loud from reading and despite the bleak material his novels are always punctuated with hope

  • @aspenmayer
    @aspenmayer 3 роки тому +2

    You incorporated your call to subscribe well in a humorous way which broke the fourth wall so subtly. I also got a chuckle when you mentioned the Zizek/Peterson debate at the end. I can’t believe it’s been two years!
    I appreciate your videos and look forward to watching more of them. I leave us with some videos critiquing Peterson which I have enjoyed. Looking forward to your op-ed and future content!
    ua-cam.com/video/cU1LhcEh8Ms/v-deo.html
    ua-cam.com/video/V2hhrUHSD6o/v-deo.html
    ua-cam.com/video/yIh2wQkCqoI/v-deo.html

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому +1

      As a divisive character, talking about about JP is definitely a double-edged sword. I can't believe it's been 2 years as well! It's strange how time now seems simultaneously both too slow and fast, slow in our day-to-day as we spend so much time indoors but fast when looking back in retrospect without all the outdoor stimuli to remember.
      Thanks for sharing those videos, it definitely gets me thinking! I do agree that JP picks the parts of postmodernism to dissect, misrepresenting the movement somewhat, but at the same time the concept of "postmodernism" also provides such a broad canvas that anything can be said about it really - good and bad. I'm surprised more thinkers don't use the term as a free-pass to talk about... anything really, haha.
      That being said, from my personal life and from the people close to me, I very much disagree with his stance on bringing back traditional social roles.

  • @srourfamily
    @srourfamily 2 роки тому

    struggle yes read Thomas Aquinas writing so you wont be so confuse!! Hey try just be friendly with you neighbor. "Dont live you life thinking it about it, make it life for others needs" TA

  • @khakimzhanmiras
    @khakimzhanmiras 2 роки тому +1

    Make Dostoevsky play the helicopter mission from Vice City. Divine…

  • @CartalucciCritic
    @CartalucciCritic 2 роки тому

    The music doesn't fit, it's a distraction. The music shouldn't have words. It's like having 2 videos play at once

  • @JaxBespoked
    @JaxBespoked Рік тому

    The Rachmaninov here is perfect!

  • @terrygorry
    @terrygorry 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent video, thanks 👍 And I too believe Jordan Peterson is full of bs.

  • @hunivan7672
    @hunivan7672 10 місяців тому +1

    I hope he went to Heaven

    • @ElonMuskrat-my8jy
      @ElonMuskrat-my8jy 4 місяці тому

      He died in the Orthodox Church. Have you seen his death portrait? He looks peaceful.

  • @minlianngaihte3479
    @minlianngaihte3479 2 роки тому

    Here's a comment from the underground.

  • @Minista_ra_
    @Minista_ra_ 2 роки тому

    hi

  • @samkesa8243
    @samkesa8243 2 роки тому

    Something out there that found you.......

  • @Exodus26.13Pi
    @Exodus26.13Pi 2 роки тому

    Jp=✅

  • @Wes.Opur0
    @Wes.Opur0 Рік тому

    Man.... This video is hard to watch, I mean understanding all it's hard but not being a English speaker make this 10x more difficult, all the meaning of the video make me wander and I can't concentrate 100%, the video being 20 min long doesn't help, one time the talk is about Dotoesviky or wathever is his name, and other time is about a film of doublegangers, like bro... Help me here, can someone make me a resume?

  • @christophmahler
    @christophmahler 2 роки тому

    'Traditionalist' doesn't mean _traditional_ - more precisely, it can't, because traditionalism is the result of struggling with modernity to the point of gaing insight into the function and deeper meaning of tradition, a position unattainable by simply being immersed in traditional custom.
    Without the rock, the crashing wave of the soul cannot spray up as spirit. (after Hölderlin)

  • @khaimgulkovich3368
    @khaimgulkovich3368 2 роки тому

    Today, we are able to eliminate suffering by destroying everything alive on Earth. Let's put it to a democratic choice?

  • @lightseeker6762
    @lightseeker6762 3 роки тому +2

    Hahah Nice interruption ::')

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  3 роки тому

      Haha, thank you Benjamin!

  • @perun814
    @perun814 2 роки тому

    Then struggle,,,,
    But Russian and German therm is over,Someone else has turn

  • @alexsveles343
    @alexsveles343 2 роки тому

    Soviet Union and nazi Germany were like a Russian body ,…Germany body

  • @alexsveles343
    @alexsveles343 2 роки тому

    Then u must struggle vs China Americas

  • @s.c7639
    @s.c7639 2 роки тому

    Clearly he has a jp complex.

    • @Litburo
      @Litburo  2 роки тому +1

      Who doesn't?