Event
On the Corruption of Morals

Obscurantist author Michailo Shcherbatov has completed a scornful work that criticizes the influences of Western Enlightenment ideas and social changes on society. he/she argues that the traditional moral fabric is being eroded, instead advocating for a return to traditional values where a strong central authority is tasked with preserving order and obstructing individualism. It is about to be put to print, unless the narrative is challenged by dissenting voices.
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MonarchyGovernment Typetrigger
OrthodoxyReligionoption 1Definitionin_game/events/DHE/flavor_RUS.txt:4183
4184type = country_event
4185title = flavor_rus.45.title On the Corruption of Morals
4186desc = flavor_rus.45.desc Obscurantist author Michailo Shcherbatov has completed a scornful work that criticizes the influences of Western Enlightenment ideas and social changes on society. he/she argues that the traditional moral fabric is being eroded, instead advocating for a return to traditional values where a strong central authority is tasked with preserving order and obstructing individualism. It is about to be put to print, unless the narrative is challenged by dissenting voices.
4187outcome = neutral
4189fire_only_once = yes
4190dynamic_historical_event = {
}
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4200is_alive = yes
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4205illustration_tags = {
420610 = angry
420710 = interior
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4210immediate = {
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4213capital = {
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4217character:rus_michailo_shcherbatov = {
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4271historical_info = flavor_rus.45.historical_info On the Corruption of Morals in Russia was published by Mikhail Shcherbatov, one of the leading conservative thinkers in eighteenth-century Russia. It called for a revival of traditional Russian values, emphasizing the importance of Orthodox Christianity, autocracy, and a hierarchical social order. Its publication had a profound impact on collective morality and influenced conservative thinkers for generations to come.