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- Title
The Relevance of Dostoevsky to the Modern World.
- Authors
Poornima, M.
- Abstract
The present paper is an attempt to scrutinize the relevance of Dostoevsky to the modern world. There are many striking similarities between the nineteenth century fictional world of Dostoevsky and the modern world. It will be very significant to note that Dostoevsky was very much ahead of his contemporaries in his analysis of the nineteenth century Russian society. The nineteenth century Russia was in a rather complicated condition. It saw the appearance of ideological currents in the form Slovophiles and Westernism. The Slovophiles wanted to transform the country by implementing reforms, the Westernisers dreamed of a revolution similar to one in France. On ideological plane Westernism advocated individualism and materialism, whereas Slavophilism stood for the social spirit and brotherhood for the harmonious growth of the individual and society.
- Subjects
DOSTOYEVSKY, Fyodor, 1821-1881; FICTION writing; SLAVOPHILISM; SLAVIC civilization; CRIME
- Publication
Labyrinth: An International Refereed Journal of Postmodern Studies, 2012, Vol 3, Issue 3, p151
- ISSN
0976-0814
- Publication type
Article