"Civil Speech"

"Intellectual Progress and Russian Culture"

We will explore the biological and social foundations of intelligence, as well as patterns in the development of civilizations — with a focus on Russian culture.

Is Russia facing a cultural decline?
Have we progressed intellectually, artistically, and morally over the past century?
Is Russia a unique civilization?
Is the history of civilization cyclical?
Can a happy past be restored?
What happened to the ancient Greeks and Romans?
Are the barbarians truly winning?
The future of humanity: ideocracy or idiocracy?
Are we witnessing negative selection in modern society?
What can save us: eugenics or culture?
Can classical culture revive Russia?