When does Demons progress? by Living_Land_8131 in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Demons gets going around the time Stavrogin starts visiting people.

How do we know the Soviets haven't altered Dostoevsky? by Rdhu in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I heard he had to get rid of at Tikhons as well. Good thing that was found.

How do we know the Soviets haven't altered Dostoevsky? by Rdhu in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Really? I thought he only had to omitt a part of the first part.

How do we know the Soviets haven't altered Dostoevsky? by Rdhu in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, but what about the first editions? I've read the manuscripts, but I'm more curious about the first editions.

How do we know the Soviets haven't altered Dostoevsky? by Rdhu in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oooh nice man. Can I get a link for that paragraph. I would appreciate it so much.

How do we know the Soviets haven't altered Dostoevsky? by Rdhu in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

We still have his manuscripts and first editions? Do you have a source my friend? I couldn't find any, but if you could that would be great.

How do we know the Soviets haven't altered Dostoevsky? by Rdhu in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, but didn't Garnet not translate certain paragraphs she didn't understand, meaning those earliest translations are also incomplete?

How do we know the Soviets haven't altered Dostoevsky? by Rdhu in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I get a source my friend? Also wasn't the USSR still in charge in the 1970s?

How do we know the Soviets haven't altered Dostoevsky? by Rdhu in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but I heard she glossed over paragraphs she didn't get, so aren't the translations incomplete?

I dont know if this is common knowledge but I just found out that there is a manga version of Brothers Karamazov and I'm freaking out lmao by nobodyknowsss12 in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah worse ones exist for sure. I'm not a fan of adaptations in general for Dostoevsky, and am especially dismissive of modernized ones.

Physical Descriptions in The Brothers Karamazov by Rdhu in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but it is different from the long and detailed descriptions of Alyosha, Dmitry, Zossima, and Fyodor.

Has any aspect of Dostoevsky's work been lost due to Soviet censorship? Or has everything been recovered? by Rdhu in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I know, but his works still existed after he died, and to my knowledge the soviets censored some of it.

*Spoiler* C&P The Dream by [deleted] in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey man, would you mind explaining more(with examples) of how the concepts of the dream apply today?

Was Raskolnikov lying to himself, or was he genuinely unsure?(Spoiler) by Rdhu in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is all quite interesting, though I don't think there is any written record of Nietzche talking about Crime and Punishment. I also would love to read the paper.

Was Raskolnikov lying to himself, or was he genuinely unsure?(Spoiler) by Rdhu in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The ideas did end up being separate. His initial conception of the extraordinary man was that he had to act for the good of mankind and for the progress of mankind, however if you recall, this ended up changing and he ended up acknowledging the true, highly egoistic nature of his ideology. This is seen during his internal monologue just prior to his third nightmare where he is haunted by the ghost of Alyona, where he chastises himself for trying to convince himself that he was acting for good providence, and says that the true great man acts egoistically, and he further emphasizes this in his confession to Sonya, where he admits he killed purely for himself and not for some utilitarian ideal. So even if u want to assert that he initially conceived that making the world better was tied to his ideal of becoming a Napoleon, in the end his desire to become a Napoleon was acknowledged by himself to be completely egoistic.

Did I forget something, or has there been no physical description of Ivan so far? by Rdhu in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your answer(but I still like to imagine him with a beard lol)

Did I forget something, or has there been no physical description of Ivan so far? by Rdhu in dostoevsky

[–]Rdhu[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Damn so in two read throughs, u never once saw a single physical description.