01949cam a22003733u 4500 74060 UtSlPG 20260610134720.0 m cr n 260607r20241928utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fi iso639-1 PG Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 Riivaajat 1/3 Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Translation of first part of Бѣсы (Бесы in post-reform Russian), or Bésy. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel) Release date is 2024-07-17 Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "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.) Originally published: Helsinki: Otava, 1928 Political fiction Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction Nihilism -- Fiction Terrorists -- Russia -- Fiction Pekari, Ida, 1894-1986 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74060 114785 114785