Drawing upon experiences from his own prison days, the author recounts in feverish tones the story of Raskolnikov, an impoverished student tormented by his own nihilism, and the struggle between good and evil. Believing that he is above the law, and convinced that humanitarian e…
In 'The Devils, ' or, 'The Possessed, ' Dostoyevsky created a chilling and prophetic story of revolutionaries and nihilists plotting the overthrow of the Russian government and the downfall of the Russian church. It focuses on the complex and tormented character of Stavrogin, a …
by Magarshack, David, Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
fromPenguin classics
"A grim prophecy of the Russian revolution ... [A] story of Russian terrorists plotting violence and destruction, only to murder one of their own number."--Page 4 of cover