Saw a post yesterday (or before that, I don't remember) about how Dostoevsky's novels like Brother Karamazov and Demons accurately depicts the atmosphere of a dying old-world Russia, and predicts the triumph of the nihilistic Bolshevism. I was interested, but didn't save the post; so I'd like to learn more about stuff like that in his novels.

>>24568961 (OP)
Just read the actual books nigga, they are among the most accessible novel to any non reader, classic /lit/ wise

>>24568961 (OP)
Bolshevism was anything but nihilistic and it lifted millions out of feudal misery. Kill yourself, faggot.

if you're looking for an old post you can search it in the archive.

>>24568961 (OP)
I'm sure somebody has written this in English as well, but if you can read Russian here's a great analysis of the literary matinée and ball scene in Demons.
http://samisdat.com/3/311-640.htm

>>24568961 (OP)

>Nihilistic bolshevism

Wut

>>24568961 (OP)
>and predicts the triumph of the nihilistic Bolshevism
Bolshevism is not nihilistic. He has one part in Demons where he describes an unnamed character that coincidentally looks like Lenin. The only thing he "predicts" is more political extremism