Kommunistinen yhteiskunta vuonna 2000

audiobook

Kommunistinen yhteiskunta vuonna 2000

by Richard Michaelis

FI·~3 hours·28 chapters

Chapters

28 total
1

Produced by Matti Järvinen and Tuija Lindholm.

0:03
2

KOMMUNISTINEN YHTEISKUNTA VUONNA 2000 - JATKOA JA VASTAUS EDWARD BELLAMYN ROMAANIIN "VUONNA 2000"

7:17
3

ENSIMÄINEN LUKU.

10:16
4

TOINEN LUKU.

3:02
5

S. 227, 228. - S. 227. - S. 264.

1:10
6

S. 240.

4:02
7

S. 48.

9:46
8

KOLMAS LUKU.

12:12
9

S. 42.

5:56
10

S. 56. - S. 101.

2:12

Description

A sharp‑tongued essay opens by questioning the promises of a perfectly equal society proposed in a famous early‑20th‑century vision of the future. The author walks readers through the bustling streets of Chicago, where radical ideas have taken root, and shows how the allure of a world without poverty can mask contradictions hidden beneath lofty rhetoric. By juxtaposing the optimism of utopian plans with the gritty reality of labor, law and human ambition, the text invites listeners to weigh idealism against practicality.

The discussion turns to the role of free competition, arguing that the engine of progress—though imperfect—has lifted ordinary people to comforts once reserved for royalty. Rather than dismissing the pitfalls of the current system, the writer seeks a middle path that preserves individual drive while curbing abuses, all without slipping into the extremes of state‑controlled communism. Listeners will come away with a thoughtful critique that challenges both complacency and radical reform.

Details

Full title

Kommunistinen yhteiskunta vuonna 2000 Jatkoa ja vastaus Edward Bellamyn romaaniin "Vuonna 2000"

Language

fi

Duration

~3 hours (181K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2006-03-04

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

RM

Richard Michaelis

1839–1909

Best known for a late-19th-century answer to Edward Bellamy’s utopian bestseller, this German-American journalist and editor brought a sharp, practical voice to political fiction. His work offers a glimpse into the debates and anxieties that shaped the Gilded Age.

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