The Prince
4 hrs. 23 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Niccolò Machiavelli
Author
Niccolò Machiavelli
Narrator
Kirill Radtsig
Narrator
Kirill Radtsig
Description
The writer’s most famous work became the treatise “The Prince,” originally published in Russia under the titles “The Prince” and “The Ruler.” Machiavelli created a doctrine of a consistently secular state, free from church morality.
The name Niccolò Machiavelli is known all over the world. But who is he? A cynical teacher of bloody dictators—or a fierce defender of his homeland? His works were criticized and banned, but only time can be the judge of genius.
Machiavelli wrote that the ruler must imitate the lion and the fox if he wants to remain in power. Great rulers and influential politicians followed this principle. Machiavelli’s philosophy remains relevant even today, and we can observe with our own eyes how the ideas of the Florentine thinker are put into practice by world leaders.
He believed that in the struggle to strengthen the state, all means were acceptable: violence, deception, betrayal. The term “Machiavellianism,” which appeared later, came to mean a policy that disregards the laws of moral conduct. However, today many of the author’s statements are seen as self-evident, finding their embodiment in the history of the 20th century.
The name Niccolò Machiavelli is known all over the world. But who is he? A cynical teacher of bloody dictators—or a fierce defender of his homeland? His works were criticized and banned, but only time can be the judge of genius.
Machiavelli wrote that the ruler must imitate the lion and the fox if he wants to remain in power. Great rulers and influential politicians followed this principle. Machiavelli’s philosophy remains relevant even today, and we can observe with our own eyes how the ideas of the Florentine thinker are put into practice by world leaders.
He believed that in the struggle to strengthen the state, all means were acceptable: violence, deception, betrayal. The term “Machiavellianism,” which appeared later, came to mean a policy that disregards the laws of moral conduct. However, today many of the author’s statements are seen as self-evident, finding their embodiment in the history of the 20th century.
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