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A former army commander, Bogrov was Rubashov’s roommate when they were in exile after 1905 (the year of the failed Russian Revolution against the monarchy). Bogrov served as Rubashov’s intellectual mentor. Bogrov is imprisoned at the same place as Rubashov, and he is executed. As he is walking down the corridor to be killed, he calls out Rubashov’s name. This call is perhaps the first major event that forces Rubashov to begin to reckon with his past choices and think through the consequences of his adherence to Party policy above all.
Michael Bogrov Quotes in Darkness at Noon
The Darkness at Noon quotes below are all either spoken by Michael Bogrov or refer to Michael Bogrov. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Up till now, he had never imagined Arlova’s death in such detail. It had always been for him an abstract occurrence; it had left him with a feeling of strong uneasiness, but he had never doubted the logical rightness of his behavior. Now, in the nausea which turned his stomach and drove the wet perspiration from his forehead, his past mode of thought seemed lunacy. The whimpering of Bogrov unbalanced the logical equation.
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The Second Hearing: 7
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“History is a priori amoral; it has no conscience. To want to conduct history according to the maxims of the Sunday school means to leave everything as it is. You know that as well as I do. You know the stakes in this game, and here you come talking about Bogrov’s whimpering….”
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Michael Bogrov Quotes in Darkness at Noon
The Darkness at Noon quotes below are all either spoken by Michael Bogrov or refer to Michael Bogrov. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
The Second Hearing: 6
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Up till now, he had never imagined Arlova’s death in such detail. It had always been for him an abstract occurrence; it had left him with a feeling of strong uneasiness, but he had never doubted the logical rightness of his behavior. Now, in the nausea which turned his stomach and drove the wet perspiration from his forehead, his past mode of thought seemed lunacy. The whimpering of Bogrov unbalanced the logical equation.
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The Second Hearing: 7
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“History is a priori amoral; it has no conscience. To want to conduct history according to the maxims of the Sunday school means to leave everything as it is. You know that as well as I do. You know the stakes in this game, and here you come talking about Bogrov’s whimpering….”
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