The Downfall of Russia Behind the Scenes in the Realm of the Czar
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But first of all, Poles, Jews, and Armenians have been sent to the seat of war, so that the Russian families do not as yet feel the war so keenly ; and then the Russian is used to the idea that there must be bloody sacrifices for the cause of freedom. At any rate those who were arrested are much dearer to the other students than the troops who have gone to the front. " " But they challenged their fate ! " " That is a part of the fight against the regime. THE STUDENT BODY IN RUSSIA 217 They seek... martyrdom, since they have become convinced that nothing can be attained by bare protests and petitions. Perhaps a trace of Asiatic fatalism, and a lower valuation of life than is given it in the West, play a part in their acts, but more powerful than all else probably their conviction that public opinion appreciates their sacrifices, and approves of their conduct. " " Then ambition is also an influence ? " "If you care to call it so. There is a little ambition in every martyrdom. But the strongest motive is that youthful self-sacrifice, and the belief that something can be attained for the cause by their offering themselves up in short, fanaticism.
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