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Obsidian/ Ușa deschisă/ Contra-tolle
Obsidian/ The open door/ Contra-tolle

Author(s): Ciprian Vălcan, Anghel Costa, Lucian Perța
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Poetry
Published by: Vatra Literară
Keywords: Revolution; violence; ideology; nihilism; intellectual critique;

Summary/Abstract: The sequence is a collection of aphoristic reflections on revolution as a paradoxical historical force driven by idealism but often ending in violence, terror, and moral inversion. It questions the legitimacy of political upheaval, suggesting that revolutions rarely improve humanity and instead amplify destruction and hypocrisy. Through irony and philosophical cynicism, it exposes the gap between revolutionary ideals and their outcomes, portraying history as a cycle where intellectual justifications often mask brutality.

  • Issue Year: 2026
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 188-192
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Romanian
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