![]() ![]() He is also close kin to Leskov, Chekhov, Shchedrin, and his own contemporaries Alexey Remizov and Andrey Bely. He is a direct descendant of Gogol and Dostoyevsky, the favorites of his childhood. ![]() Small wonder he was hated and hounded by those who demanded uniformity and total compliance with an outside will-the state’s, the Benefactor’s, the Party’s.Ī powerful and original writer, and an entirely modern one, Zamyatin is deeply rooted in the traditions of Russian literature. “We shall break down all walls-to let the green wind blow free from end to end-across the earth,” says his heroine. These two principles-eternal change, and freedom of the individual to choose, to want, to create according to his own need and his own will-dominated both his life and his work. Revolutions are infinite,” and, “I do not want anyone to want for me-I want to want for myself.” Zamyatin s credo is best pressed in the words of the heroine of We: “There is no final revolution. ![]() An epitome of his philosophy, the novel prefigured his own future and that of his country with astonishing accuracy. We played a fateful role in Yevgeny Zamyatin’s life. ![]()
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