Dostoevsky's Afterlives : The Battle for Dostoevsky's Legacy in Pre-Revolutionary Russia. 1881-1910 /
On January 28 1881, Fedor Dostoevsky died at the height of his fame, mourned as a prophet and national figure. Just a month later, Tsar Alexander II was assassinated, plunging Russia into political and social upheaval. In this volatile landscape, Dostoevsky's work became a battleground for comp...
Main Author:
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Paderborn :
Ferdinand Schöningh, Brill Deutschland,
2025.
Series:
Russian History and Culture ;
25.
Schöningh and Fink History Early Modern and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2026.
Subjects:
Online Access: Login to view Source
Tags: Add Tag
Call Number: NA105
| Summary: | On January 28 1881, Fedor Dostoevsky died at the height of his fame, mourned as a prophet and national figure. Just a month later, Tsar Alexander II was assassinated, plunging Russia into political and social upheaval. In this volatile landscape, Dostoevsky's work became a battleground for competing social, political, and religious forces. At the center of this struggle was Anna Dostoevskaya, the writer's widow, whose ambitious publishing efforts led to the unprecedented dissemination of his works, sparking both critical debate and government scrutiny. Through an analysis of adapted editions, reviews, catalogs, and archival materials, Raffaella Vassena explores how Dostoevsky's image evolved at the turn of the 20th century. The study offers fresh insight into the evolving role of literature in a society on the brink of revolution, revealing how Dostoevsky's legacy became a lens through which Russia's shifting cultural and political identity was both reflected and contested. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783657791224 |