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Cover of The Devils (Demons)

Fiction, Political

The Devils (Demons)

  • Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • First published: 1871

Synopsis

Also known as *Demons* or *The Devils*, this is Dostoyevsky’s most political novel. Though critical of the left-wing revolutionaries, split as they often were into disparate factions and cells the author also tacitly rebukes the conservative elite for failing to come to terms with the high levels of disaffection in the country, a stance that would ultimately lead to their downfall.

Source: Open Library (edited as needed)

My commentary

Бесы (Russian) Also translated as Demons or The Possessed