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Fyodor Dostoyevsky ’s portrayal of human nature is so idiosyncratic that he simply can’t be surpassed by anybody in this art. There always are some fashionable ideas and human beings, who can’t think indepedably, prefer to follow this fashion blindly and those people are eventually used by the others… Leggi tutto

Popular Culture: An Alphabetical Contempt. a) Let’s not mince words. All populist entertainment is repulsive, useless, dangerous and witheringly anti-intellectual. b) Except maybe Doctor Who. But that’s hardly Beckett, is it? c) I first became an intellectual snob in my late teens. I witnessed first Leggi tutto

actual rating: 2.75 stars

„- Și pe Stavroghin l-a devorat ideea, trecu peste remarcă Kirillov...- Cum adică, ciuli urechile Piotr Stepanovici, care idee? Ți-a spus el ceva?- Nu, am ghicit-o singur: Dacă Stavroghin crede, nu crede că crede. Iar dacă nu crede, nu crede că nu crede” (Partea a III, VI: 2) Roman sumbru cu întîmplă Leggi tutto

I have a deep appreciation for classic literature (and for Fyodor Dostoevsky), but this particular piece nearly put me to sleep.

Demons First of all, a little note. I’ve read the book in Russian, and normally I would review it in Russian as well. But I think the Demons are unjustifiably overshadowed in the West by other Dostoevsky novels. So I wanted to write something to change the situation a bit. It is the most powerful nove Leggi tutto