RKS Russian Literature: Dreadful and Fearsome Old Age (Nikolay Gogol)

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“The fiery youth of today would recoil in horror if you were to show him a portrait of himself in old age, So take with you on your journey, as you emerge from the tender years of youth into harsh, coarsening manhood, take with you all the human impulses, do not leave them along the way, you will not be able to pick them up later! Dreadful and fearsome is the old age which will come, for it gives nothing back, nothing in return. On the grave will be written: ‘Here lies a man!’ but you will read nothing in the cold, unfeeling features of inhuman old age.”

Nikolay Gogol, “Dead Souls”, 1842.

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Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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