Отчего так нелегко живется в России?

This book presents philosophical and historiosophical views, and current writings of one of the first Slavophiles Ivan Aksakov (1823-1886). This collection covers a wide spectrum of topics: defense of the basic principles of Russian folk life, local (zemstvo) self-governing, the so called "peasant issue", freedom of speech, popular education, Russian Orthodox dissent, and many other issues of Russian life after the reforms of the 1860s. Comments, name index."peasant issue", freedom of speech, popular education, Russian Orthodox dissent, and many other issues of Russian life after the reforms of the 1860s. Comments, name index.