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"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. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 |
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| Translator | Garnett, Constance, 1861-1946 |
| Title | The possessed : or, The devils |
| Note | Translation of Бѣсы (Бесы in post-reform Russian), or Bésy. |
| Credits | Produced by David Moynihan, David Widger and Michelle Knight |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Terrorists -- Russia -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 8117 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 4668 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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