1. The Struggle to Become the New Soviet Citizen
... . Leon Trotsky claimed, "Man will make it his purpose to master his own feelings, to raise his instincts to the height of consciousto create a higher social biologic type a superman." The New Soviet citizen upheld a Nietzschean-like disposition while enthusiastically supporting the spread of the socialist revolution. However, the formation of the "New Soviet" figure ... ideal woman, he points out the difficulty in accepting this new equality of sexes, which cannot be obtained without painful loss. Through Gleb and Dasha he shows that the old customs of marriage, relationships, and the fa...
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