‘I reduce God to an attribute of nationality?’ Shatov shouted. ‘On the contrary, I raise the people up to God.
Yes okay so this is their fundamental revolution. Shatov's whole speech - which is repeating Stavrogin's philosophies - is Man-Godism. Which, in theory and practice, will always be wrong because surprise: God is GOD and man can never be that. All attempts have lead to chaos and death: socialism, for a wide-sweeping example. The ancient Hebrews were often in grave sin waiting for their Messiah (just read the Old Testament lol), the Greeks were in constant war and in love with hedonism, and te Romans were quite similar. Not to reduce the great accomplishments these peoples achieved, but it's just to serve the point.
