Riivaajat 1/3 by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
"Riivaajat 1/3" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a novel published in 1871–72. A fictional Russian town spirals into chaos as conspirator Pyotr Verkhovensky orchestrates an attempted revolution. At the story's center stands the enigmatic aristocrat Nikolai Stavrogin, whose mysterious influence captivates nearly everyone around him. This political satire and psychological drama explores the catastrophic consequences of nihilism spreading through 1860s Russia, showing how dangerous ideas can possess individuals and destroy communities. The novel
examines how idealistic intellectuals unwittingly become accomplices to destructive forces. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 |
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| Translator | Pekari, Ida, 1894-1986 |
| Title | Riivaajat 1/3 |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Otava, 1928. |
| Note | Translation of first part of Бѣсы (Бесы in post-reform Russian), or Bésy. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel) |
| Credits | Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 41.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Political fiction |
| Subject | Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Nihilism -- Fiction |
| Subject | Terrorists -- Russia -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 74060 |
| Release Date | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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