Bolsheviks Quote by Ernest Poole
“What kind of crops do they raise in the towns? Only Grand Dukes, Bolsheviks and drunkards!”
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Street by Ernest Poole, 1909
The quote satirically critiques the social hierarchy and absurdities of power, contrasting lofty titles with common labor.
In simple terms: It mocks how elites are disconnected from everyday work.
Key Takeaway
Question authority and recognize real labor.
Themes
social critique
class
satire
politics
irony
Mood
cynical
reflective
Type
satirical
political
When to use this quote
- urban life
- political discourse
- literary analysis
Key Concepts
elitism
power dynamics
social stratification
Questions to Reflect On
- How do power structures affect everyday people?
- What role does satire play in social change?
A Different Perspective
It may overgeneralize or be historically specific.
![“There are historical analogs, which are not exact, of course, but are close enough to be worrisome. This is a whiff of early Nazi Germany. [Adolf] Hitler was appealing to groups with similar grievances, and giving them crazy answers, but at least they were answers; these groups weren't getting…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/081/noam-chomsky-42_analog_there-are-historical-analogs-which-are-n_19392.jpg)
![“In the appendix to my History of the Russian Revolution I give a detailed and documented study of the ideas of the Bolshevik party on the October revolution. This study, I hope, will make it impossible in the future to ascribe to [Vladimir] Lenin the theory of Socialism in a single country.” quote by Leon Trotsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/374/leon-trotsky-2558_appendix_in-the-appendix-to-my-history-of-the-rus_363447.jpg)
![“[F]or the most part football these days is the opium of the people, not to speak of their crack cocaine. Its icon is the impeccably Tory, slavishly conformist Beckham. The Reds are no longer the Bolsheviks. Nobody serious about political change can shirk the fact that the game has to be abolished…” quote by Terry Eagleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/555/terry-eagleton-1660_beckham_f-or-the-most-part-football-these-days-i_303401.jpg)
