دوستويفسكي

by Vladimir Yermilov, فلاديمير يرميلوف, حسين بيومي (Translator)

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259 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Vladimir Vladimirovich Yermilov was a hard line Soviet literary critic best known for his role in hounding the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky.

Reviews

[Joshua · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would consider this book as a great introduction to those who want to start reading Dostoyevksy. Although the book was published under Soviet era of Russia, with its (nation's) perspectives, the author could relate the works of Dostoyevsky with the messages brought by Socialists at that time in an objective manner by quoting pros and cons critics from great authors of Russia before and after the Revolution.
The author could extract with clarity the very messages Dostoyevsky wants to put in Russian's folk.

"What is liberté? It means freedom. What kind of freedom? Equal freedom for all to do whatever they wish, within the framework of the law? When may one do whatever one wishes? When one possesses a million. Does freedom provide each man with a million? No. What is a man without a million? A man without a million is not one that does whatever he pleases, but one who is treated in any way it pleases others."