Daniel Rancour-Laferriere

This is an interesting book that's worth reading if you're interested in Russian history, culture, or literature. There should be something to interest and irritate anyone.

Here's a excerpt of what I wrote about the book on my blog:

"This scholarly book is entertaining, enlightening, and fully accessible to readers without degrees in Freudian analysis or Russian studies. It can also be frustrating, but take off that hair shirt, toss out the hemlock, and settle into a comfortable chair. Rancour-Laferriere’s monograph has lots of relevance to literature, and he includes evidence from folk tales, religion, novels, philosophy, and history to show how and why Russians find ways to abuse themselves, physically and emotionally."… (altro)