Aatetoverit: Sosiaalinen romaani [Finnish]

By Max Kretzer

How much is a political principle worth when someone else must pay for it? Gustav Rassmann, a poverty-stricken social-democratic agitator and advocate of communism, finds his convictions tested not in public debate alone, but amid the ordinary demands of work, money and domestic life in a small Finnish town. His former schoolmate Wilhelm Schorn gives him a home, financial support, clothing and an opportunity to work. A prosperous turner, carpenter, shopkeeper and family man, Schorn embodies a practical solidarity that throws Rassmann's rhetoric, dependence and reluctance to labour into sharp relief. Their friendship becomes the focus of a social novel concerned with the uneasy distance between professed ideals and personal conduct, asking who owns, who works and who bears the cost when principle meets necessity. Beyond the household, the town's streets, marketplace, taverns and entertainment venues form a closely watched social world in which reputation is difficult to escape. Questions of marriage and free love sit beside disputes over poverty, property and revolutionary activism, while the contrast between workshop discipline and political agitation keeps labour and idleness firmly in view. By placing ideological conflict within friendship, commerce and daily obligation, the novel examines socialism through conduct as much as argument. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Finnish
• ISBN: 9378412688
• ISBN13: 9789378412684
• Release Date: February 2027
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"