It is difficult to name another person who was simultaneously so highly valued in academic circles and respected by such a wide range of ordinary citizens. Citizens, precisely, and not just readers—Marietta Omarovna Chudakova (1937–2021) remains in our memory as a model of a true patriot and citizen. In her final years, Chudakova wrote extensively for children and teenagers. "Do You Want to Learn to Think?" is one of the last manuscripts she submitted to the publisher. How does one distinguish a feeling from an opinion or a conviction? Can national character be changed? Do you know how—and do you consider it necessary!—to listen to the person you are talking to? Are you prepared to trust historical documents, or have you been convinced that there are no objective truths in history? Each of these questions is dedicated an entire chapter in the book. Marietta Omarovna suggests learning to think using the same material she learned from herself: Russian literature and national history. And so, what she produced was neither a monograph nor a textbook, but wise and engaging notes on what has been read and experienced.
Author: Marietta Chudakova
Pages: 318 (offset paper). Hardcover
Dimensions: 21x13x2 cm
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