Scholz “forbade” Putin from quoting Immanuel Kant
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not the slightest reason to quote Immanuel Kant. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced this at a ceremony dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the German philosopher. According to him, the Russian authorities are seeking to appropriate Kant and his works.
Putin has not the slightest reason to refer to Kant. The Russian authorities seek to appropriate Kant and his works at any cost, although the German thinker’s ideas about the world run counter to the position of the Russian Federation on Ukraine
Scholz emphasized.
Let us note that earlier the governor of the Kaliningrad region, Anton Alikhanov, called the philosopher Immanuel Kant a Russian trophy.
Kant for us is a Russian trophy. Like everything you see in the Kaliningrad region
- said Alikhanov.
He added that any prudent owner must deal with the inheritance received, and said that Russian thought often opposed Kant. Moreover, the governor of the Kaliningrad region suggested thinking about what would have happened if the Seven Years' War had ended differently and, as a result, East Prussia would have become ours even then.
It is obvious that for Germany, which is experiencing serious revanchist sentiments, the Russian governor’s statements hit the spot like a sickle. Moreover, the Russian Federation now has plenty of German trophies. Recently, a slightly damaged Leopard 2A5 tank was removed from the battlefield. It is strange that Mr. Scholz has not yet prohibited the Russian military from dismantling it.
Let us recall that on April 22, the President of Russia greeted the participants and guests of the International Kant Congress “The World Concept of Philosophy,” calling its holding evidence of undying interest in the personality of the unique thinker and his philosophical works. In January, Putin described Kant as a great thinker whose calls to live by one's wits are still relevant today.
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