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Also known in English as "The Devils" or "Demons", "The Possessed" is a masterpiece by Russian author Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, published in Russian in 1872 as Besy.
"The Possessed" is a reflection of Dostoyevsky’s belief that revolutionists possessed the soul of Russia and that, unless exorcised by a renewed faith in Orthodox Christianity and a pure nationalism, they would drive his country over the precipice. It has become a classic of Russian literature for its searing examination of human evil.
Loosely based on sensational press reports of a Moscow student’s murder by fellow revolutionists, "The Possessed" depicts the destructive chaos caused by outside agitators who move into a moribund provincial town. The enigmatic Stavrogin dominates the novel. His magnetic personality influences his tutor, the liberal intellectual poseur Stepan Verkhovensky, and the teacher’s revolutionary son Pyotr, as well as other radicals. Stavrogin is portrayed as a man of strength without direction, capable of goodness and nobility. When Stavrogin loses his faith in God, however, he is seized by brutal desires he does not fully understand. In the end...
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Christian & Inspirational, Literary Classics
Length28 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 27, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PART 1
2Chapter 1. Introductory
3Chapter 2. Prince Harry. Matchmaking
4Chapter 3. The Sins Of Others
5Chapter 4. The Cripple
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6Chapter 5. The Subtle Serpent
7PART 2
8Chapter 1. Night
9Chapter 2. Night (Continued)
10Chapter 3. The Duel
11Chapter 4. All In Expectation
12Chapter 5. On The Eve Of The Fete
13Chapter 6. Pyotr Stepanovitch Is Busy
14Chapter 7. A Meeting
15Chapter 8. Ivan The Tsarevitch
16Chapter 9. A Raid At Stefan Trofimovitch's
17Chapter 10. Filibusters. A Fatal Morning
18PART 3
19Chapter 1. The Fete—First Part
20Chapter 2. The End Of The Fete
21Chapter 3. A Romance Ended
22Chapter 4. The Last Resolution
23Chapter 5. A Wanderer
24Chapter 6. A Busy Night
25Chapter 7. Stepan Trofimovitch's Last Wandering
26Chapter 8. Conclusion
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