01882cam a22003733u 4500 8117 UtSlPG 20260610133217.0 m cr n 260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PG Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 The possessed Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2005 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel) Translation of Бѣсы (Бесы in post-reform Russian), or Bésy. Release date is 2005-05-01 Produced by David Moynihan, David Widger and Michelle Knight "The Possessed: or, The Devils" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a novel first published in 1871–72. A fictional Russian town descends into chaos as conspirators attempt revolution, led by the cunning Pyotr Verkhovensky. Dominating the story is the mysterious aristocrat Nikolai Stavrogin, who exerts extraordinary influence over nearly everyone around him. This political satire and psychological drama explores the catastrophic consequences of nihilism taking hold in 1860s Russia, where destructive ideas possess individuals and threaten to consume an entire society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Political fiction Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction Nihilism -- Fiction Terrorists -- Russia -- Fiction Garnett, Constance, 1861-1946 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8117 50102 50102