--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: This modernizing experiment seems to have…" description: "\"This modernizing experiment seems to have something diabolic about it. Everything that was becomes rejected in the name of a modernity that assumes the..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/andrzej-stasiuk-13419_apparitions_this-modernizing-experiment-seems-to-hav_1535900.jpg" --- # This modernizing experiment seems to have something… ![“This modernizing experiment seems to have something diabolic about it. Everything that was becomes rejected in the name of a modernity that assumes the nature of a fiction, an illusion, a devilish apparition. To a greater or lesser extent this applies to all the postcommunist countries.” quote by Andrzej Stasiuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/andrzej-stasiuk-13419_apparitions_this-modernizing-experiment-seems-to-hav_1535900.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/andrzej-stasiuk-13419_apparitions_this-modernizing-experiment-seems-to-hav_1535900.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/andrzej-stasiuk-13419_apparitions_this-modernizing-experiment-seems-to-hav_1535900.jpg) > “This modernizing experiment seems to have something diabolic about it. Everything that was becomes rejected in the name of a modernity that assumes the nature of a fiction, an illusion, a devilish apparition. To a greater or lesser extent this applies to all the postcommunist countries.” [Andrzej Stasiuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-stasiuk/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Modernization often rejects tradition, treating it as illusion, especially in post‑communist societies. **In simple terms:** Modernity can discard the past as false. Key Takeaway Question progress's cost to heritage. Themes history modernity illusion Mood critical thoughtful Type political philosophical When to use this quote - Urban planning - education reform - media narratives Key Concepts Cultural identity political change Questions to Reflect On - What is lost when we label tradition as illusion? - Can modernity coexist with heritage? 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