Introduction to Psychoanalysis. With Comments and Illustrations

Sigmund Freud dreamed from a young age of changing the world, dreaming of the victory of reason and a pedestal of glory. Indeed, creative individuals, scientists, and ordinary citizens of the past century eagerly succumbed to the fashionable trend—looking at human drives and actions through Freud's eyes, analyzing dreams in his wake, studying hypnosis methods, and uncovering the essence of neuroses and fears, whether in life or in art. Psychology, medicine, sociology, anthropology, and 20th-century literature were imbued with the ideas of Freudianism. No other scientist had such a powerful influence on society. He became the founder of the theory of psychoanalysis and the Oedipus complex, bringing a new and unexpected understanding to the interpretation of the unconscious, the impact of the sexual instinct on the psyche, the relationship between the "I" and the "It," showing how the masses change the individual, who in turn influences the psychology of the crowd. All texts are accompanied by comments and explanations.