Alexander Nevzorov is a Soviet and Russian journalist, publicist, television presenter and even a former deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. He was remembered by many in the 80-90 years of the twentieth century, when he led the program "600 seconds", which described the events that took place in St. Petersburg over the past day. Today, Alexander Glebovich is known for his confrontation with the Russian Orthodox Church, cynical statements, the YouTube channel called “Lessons from Atheism” and the transmission of “Nevzorovskiye Sredy” to “Echo of Moscow”.
For his long life, and the journalist was born in 1958, he did not limit himself to writing articles only. Despite the fact that the books of Alexander Nevzorov are also shocking and scandalous, like almost everything he does, they have their fans and are highly appreciated by critics.
"Field of Honor"
If we are talking about the books of Alexander Glebovich Nevzorov, then it would be more expedient to start from the very first edition. The journalist’s first published book was Field of Honor. She came out in 1995. This is a journalistic work that tells about what happened in the government and other power structures in the 90s. Twentieth century. The work is unique in its own way, since the journalist himself witnessed so many events crucial for Russia, for example, the August 1991 putsch.
Those who are familiar with Nevzorov’s work today will immediately understand that the “Field of Honor” was written by a person who has not yet managed to so cynically armor and distance himself from what is happening in his native country. The book reflects the key problems of Russia in the 90s, without cuts, the author talks about the relationship between the powers that be, behind-the-scenes intrigues and bloody gang fights. Journalistic work will be interesting for reading to those who want to understand where the modern problems of Russia come from.
"Lessons of Atheism"
The work was published in 2016 and has an audio application. In the book "Lessons of Atheism" Alexander Nevzorov appears in the familiar role of an uncompromising and consistent critic of the church. His broadcast of the same name was an incredible success on the Web, its releases gained multimillion views. And finally, the journalist decided to collect all the texts under one cover. The following topics are raised in the book: how best to talk with believers, the history of the relations of science and the church in Russia and Europe, what is the meaning of the law on protecting the feelings of believers, etc. Nevzorov discusses all this in his own, already become firm and recognizable, sarcastic manner. The book is published with an audio application in which the journalist himself tells the story of the church.
If you are not familiar with the work of a publicist or are a believer, then you should think several times before you start reading a book.
Alexander Nevzorov: The art of being a bastard
The book, which reveals this topic, is called "The Art of Insulting." She immediately attracts with her name, but the question immediately arises: "What is she talking about?" Judging by the reviews, many perceived it as the destruction of stereotypes, a call for analysis of what was happening and reflection, and some even honored the status of a philosophical treatise.
The book of Alexander Nevzorov ridicules the imperfections of the Russian political and religious structure. The texts are deeply ironic, but this is what allows us to most clearly show the problems of our era. For example, the attitude of the people and the authorities, which shamelessly manipulates the population with the help of cultural and national values, discrediting them more and more. And also about the church, which is gradually losing its spirituality due to unscrupulous and greedy shepherds.
It is important that Nevzorov himself speaks of the book as a personal opinion, which he does not impose on anyone. The publicist calls for free thought, this is the main point of the publication “The Art of Insulting”, and not to discredit values and discredit the institutions of government. The reader must decide for himself whether to agree with the author or not.
Often the title of this book is confused with the title of one of the commercials on the Internet, which was entitled, "The Art of Being a Bastard." However, in both cases Alexander Glebovich raises the same problems and calls for free thought.
"A Brief History of Cynicism"
This book by Alexander Nevzorov was published in 2010 and is a collection of journalistic articles on various topics. Here you can find the opinion of the journalist regarding politics, faith, war, and, even if this does not surprise you, the taming of horses.
The texts are riddled with irony, trademark snobbery and caustic comments of the author. In combination with the interesting syllable of an experienced writer, this all turns into a unique Nevzorovsky style. The reviews say that the book is read very easily, there are no unnecessary digressions or extensive moralizing thoughts in it. Everything is concise and to the point.
However, do not forget that under the cover articles are collected for a rather large time period, so the topics of some of them may become outdated for our days, especially with regard to essays on politics and legislation.
The Horse Encyclopedia and other books on the subject.
In the early 2000s, a journalist became seriously interested in hippology, even created his horse-breeding school, which was called Nevzorov Haute Ecole. After that, a whole series of films about horses and their history of interaction with humans came out.
The book "Horse Encyclopedia" by Alexander Nevzorov is a unique publication, as it offers a completely different approach to taming a horse. Based on research and personal experience, the publicist talks about how to tame an animal does not require a complex system of punishments and coercions. The book also tells the unpleasant truth about equestrian sports and the centuries-old history of barbarian attitudes towards horses.
Publications dedicated to these amazing animals continue books such as A Treatise on School Landing and Horse Riding. Secrets of "mastery" "and" Treatise on the work "in the hands" ".
Other books
Among the books of Alexander Nevzorov, the following can be noted:
- “Resignation of the Lord of God” is a collection of essays devoted to the religious problems of modern Russia, including Orthodox education in schools, educational reform, liberalism and patriotism, and much more.
- “The Origin of Personality and Human Intellect” is the only work of a publicist related to biology. In the book, the writer gives classical interpretations to such concepts as “mind” and “consciousness”, “intelligence” and “thinking”, “individual” and “personality”, etc.
- Collection of publications for 2007-2009. The book contains the most interesting essays, reviews and articles for this time period.
Alexander Nevzorov recommends books
The journalist offers a selection of books that can help in the upbringing and formation of personality. Here are the main ones:
- “Rules for Leading the Mind” by R. Descartes;
- "Anatomy of Physics" M. Bourne;
- “The Sacred Infection” by P. A. Golbakht and other works devoted to the exposure of religion;
- "Cosmology" S. Weiberg;
- The Origin of Life by M. Rutten;
- all books written by Darwin;
- “Brain Construction” S. N. Olenev;
- "Geochemistry" of Saukov;
- “Brain and Consciousness” by H. Delgado.