Project Gutenberg 2005-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 300 Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1821 1881 Dostoevsky, Fyodor Dostoievski, Fédor Mikhailovitch Достоевский, Фёдор Михайлович Dostoievski, Fiodor Dostoievski, Fedor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky, F. M. Dostojewski, Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Feodor Derély, Victor 1840 Derély, V. (Victor) Derely, Victor Les possédés Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel) Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits (Richard, Mireille, Coolmicro and Fred); this text is also available at http://www.ebooksgratuits.com "Les possédés" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story explores themes of morality, politics, and existentialism through the lives of various characters in a provincial Russian town, particularly focusing on Stépan Trophimovitch Verkhovensky and his complex relationships with others in the community. The work delves into the social and psychological turmoil of the time, as Dostoyevsky addresses the impact of radical ideas on individuals and society. The opening of "Les possédés" introduces the character of Stépan Trophimovitch Verkhovensky, an intellectual with a flair for dramatics who perceives himself as a persecuted genius. The narrative hints at his past, revealing his aspirations as a public figure and his subsequent intellectual decline in the face of societal pressures and personal failures. The exploration of his relationships, particularly with Barbara Pétrovna, reveals a blend of friendship, dependency, and complicated affections, shedding light on the characters' struggles with ambitions and societal expectations. The beginning sets the tone for a deeper examination of the moral dilemmas faced by the characters, foregrounding Dostoyevsky's exploration of the chaotic tensions in Russian society during that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Political fiction Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction Nihilism -- Fiction Terrorists -- Russia -- Fiction PG Text Best Books Ever Listings FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Politics Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 565760 2005-10-08T11:57:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1691631 2025-06-07T09:39:01.830037 text/html 1691452 2025-01-15T22:24:20.382868 text/html 680494 2025-06-07T09:39:19.355417 application/epub+zip 711018 2025-06-07T09:39:04.788010 application/epub+zip 711017 2025-06-07T09:39:03.146994 application/epub+zip 1193631 2025-06-07T09:39:30.522392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1131651 2025-06-07T09:39:18.281413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1098964 2022-09-08T07:46:16.849390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1566508 2025-06-07T09:39:00.705043 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1525240 2020-12-12T16:52:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 570213 2020-12-12T16:52:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21691 2025-06-07T09:39:30.677363 application/rdf+xml 12698 2025-06-07T09:39:03.716983 image/jpeg 3395 2025-06-07T09:39:03.426986 image/jpeg 671512 2025-06-07T09:39:01.975064 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia