Dostoievsky. An interpretation by Nicholas Berdyaev

by Nicholas Berdyaev

Translated by Donald Attwater. 1957. "The interpretation of Dostoevsky's understanding of spirit, man, freedom, evil, love, revolution, Russia, the Christ and Anti-Christ, and the relevance of Dostoevsky to modern man describe the scope of this masterful study." "To anyone who wishes to probe the underlying assumptions of contemporary thought, Berdyaev's little volume may be warmly commended," The Spectator.

Genres: Biography

227 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1936

Reviews

[Katrinka · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to force myself to finish this one ("spiritual manliness," blah blah), but was at least treated for my pains to the most hyperbolic final sentence I've read in a long time. Behold: "So great is the worth of Dostoievsky that to have produced him is by itself sufficient justification for the existence of the Russian people in the world; and he will bear witness for his countrymen at the last judgment of the nations."

[earlier] It's starting to feel like Dostoevsky's just an excuse for Berdyaev to twist himself into a lot of theological assertions.