Annajanska, the Bolshevik Empress
Annajanska, the Bolshevik Empress is a one-act play by George Bernard Shaw, written in 1917 during the Russian Revolution. The story follows Grand Duchess Annajanska, who defies her aristocratic roots by eloping with a young officer and embracing revolutionary ideals. Set against the backdrop of a collapsing empire, the play explores themes of tradition versus revolution, loyalty, and the evolving role of women in society. Shaw's work reflects the tumultuous changes of the time and critiques the established social order.
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“You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.””
— Bernard Shaw
“Shall I turn up the light for you?No, give me deeper darkness. Money is not made in the light.””
— Bernard Shaw
“Captain Shotover: How much does your soul eat?Ellie: Oh, a lot. It eats music and pictures and books and mountains and lakes and beautiful things to wear and nice people to be with.””
— Bernard Shaw
“The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six years.””
— Bernard Shaw
“Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world.””
— Bernard Shaw
“We know now that the soul is the body, and the body the soul. They tell us they are different because they want to persuade us that we can keep our souls if we let them make slaves of our bodies.””
— Bernard Shaw
“A man's interest in the world is only the overflow from his interest in himself.””
— Bernard Shaw
“When our relatives are at home, we have to think of all their good points or it would be impossible to endure them. But when they are away, we console ourselves for their absence by dwelling on their vices.””
— Bernard Shaw
“People don't have their virtues and vices in sets: they have them anyhow: all mixed.””
— Bernard Shaw
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