Under the Yoke. Под игото

In 'Under the Yoke' Ivan Vazov has brought to life the entire cosmos of Bulgarian people, has formulated its philosophical and everyday-life views not clad in words by anyone before him, describing the relations between enslaved and enslavers: 'Enslaved peoples have their own philosophy that reconciles them with the life as it is... A people enslaved, though without hope, never commits suicide: it eats, drinks and makes children, it makes its time pass in merriment'. Of course, this suggestion refers to 'little' peoples, the 'big' ones simply never fall under slavery...