Title: “EVERYONE CAN BE REPLACED” IS A VERY GERMAN IDEA. RUSSIANS DON'T LIKE IT, AND NEITHER DO I
Abstract:Dirk Kemper is an official representative of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in Russia, vice-president of the Russian Union of Germanists, head of Thomas Mann Chair of German Philology at ...Dirk Kemper is an official representative of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in Russia, vice-president of the Russian Union of Germanists, head of Thomas Mann Chair of German Philology at the Russian State University for the Humanities. He is the author of monographs on German literature and culture, including “Goethe and the Problem of Individuality in modern age culture” (2009, trans. A.I. Zherebin). In the issue devoted to the Year of Germany in Russia, Dirk Kemper tells P&I about the development of German studies, his obsession with writing, and journey through Russia. He also comments on why the German proverb “Everyone can be replaced” should not put into practice. Interview by Vera Kotelevskaya.Read More