The Soviet Analogy

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From: Frederic Ferro <ferro_at_Princeton.EDU>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 14:39:52 -0400 (EDT)

Another analogy is the fact that only a tiny minority of Pelorians belongs to the Red Goddess esoteric cult.

In Stalinist USSR, it was easy to be a member of the Komsomols, the Pioneers and other groups but I think I've read that only 1% of the population was a member of the Communist Party proper (and there was a huge waiting list of opportunists as being a member gave so many priviledges).

Gian Gero wrote:
> AFAIK the chief model for Ivan was Paris. The Court of Le Roi Soleil. No way
> to connect Luis XIV with Glorantha, Rome or Byzantium. Let alone Ivan the
> Great.

No, Chris was right, the "Third Rome" is a very important part of the Russian ideology: he was talking about Ivan the Great (1462-1505). You must think about Peter the Great (ruled 1682-1725).

ff
who has just read Soloviev's History of Russia

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