The story takes place in a psychiatric hospital 50 km. east of Moscow in the summer of 1985, at the start of Gorbachev’s perestroika, and focuses on the philosophy and practice of the Russian political system.
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Andrei Shkarubo. Untrodden paths
Untrodden paths
Act 1
morning in the ward – «Spy»
Scene in the mess-hall – amnesia
Scene in the yard – Dialectics
Act 2
Scene in the ward – Black marketeer
Scene in the Garden – the Laws of Time
scene In the Ward – after lunch
Act 3
Another morning in the ward – Priest
Scene in The Garden – Philosophy and Practice
Scene In the ward – after dinner
Act 4
Morning in the ward – Suicide
Scene in The Garden – Philosophy of Perestroika
scene in The Garden – philosophy of power
Act 5
Morning in the ward – Freedom
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By Andrei Shkarubo
From the author: The author is in no way responsible for the politically incorrect actions and words of the characters in his play: it takes place in a psychiatric hospital 50 km. east of Moscow in the summer of 1985, at the start of Gorbachev’s perestroika.
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Andrei: Wait a minute, how can there be a universal measure in this extremely diverse material world?
Victor: There can be and is! We are simply attracted and confused by the superficial visible diversity of the world, the variety of its forms. Prying into its content, its essence, is boring and unattractive. Nonetheless, this world has one feature in common which serves both as a reference point and a universal measure: it’s