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Dostoevsky's view of the Intelligentsia in 19th century Russia : a study of his major works

Fyodor Dostoevsky is often regarded as a proponent of the
rights of the poor and downtrodden in Russian society in
the 19th century. This view is usually based on the work of
his youth - his first short novel and his early short
stories. An examination of his major novels - all of which
were written during his mature years between 1861 and 1879
- shows, however, that his views were far removed from
those of the progressive members of Russian society of his
day (the 11 intelligentsia11 ) and that his opinions became
more reactionary with advancing age. By the time of his
death in 1881, Dostoevsky had long been an opponent of
democratic ideals and a keen supporter of the autocratic
regime of Tsar Alexander II. / Linguistics and Modern Languages / M.A. (Russian)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/17674
Date11 1900
CreatorsSchiefer, Barbara Claudia
ContributorsKrzychylkiewicz, Agatha
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDissertation
Format1 online resource (127 leaves)

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