When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Dante Alighieri, The Inferno (10.6)
Historical References
- Vladimir Lenin (3.29; referenced throughout)
- Leon Trotsky (6.25)
- Tsar Nicholas II (6.29)
- Ivan the Terrible (6.30)