The Slavery of Our Times

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A book that has received widespread criticism for its blunt, The Slavery of Our Times is a remarkably insightful and even illuminating – as seen by experts of economical politics – presentation of the problems faced by capitalism and socialism alike. Known for his morality-driven philosophy, Tolstoy works hard to make a very powerful point through this book – a point that stands to this day in the minds and hearts of many authors, readers and thinkers, as a realization of the truth that humanity is still living in a modern version of the slavery it had experienced throughout so many of history’s past centuries.

The Slavery of Our Times is an insightful book written at the dawn of the 20th century. In it, Lev Tolstoy, one of the most accomplished and well-known classical authors of all time, depicts and defines his views of capitalism and socialism, based on the very real and difficult problems faced by Russia – as well as much of the world – during his time.

The book speaks about problems as diverse as anything from violence and extreme physical struggle against unjust systems of government, to subtle control that governments are able to impose through a form of methodical economic slavery that capitalism allows for. Tolstoy masterfully analyzes capitalism, and shows how many of the problems we face even today in developed countries, such as poverty, violence and smaller groups of people holding all the power in a state.

Even though The Slavery of Our Times was written well over 100 years ago, it proves that the author had remarkably advanced knowledge about the workings of political and economic systems, many of which still operate today in a similar fashion as they did during his age.

Illuminating, well-written and well-researched, the book will challenge the way you think about modern capitalism and present a clearer view of potential solutions that very few thinkers were ever able to consider.
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