Rus will plunge into darkness, the earth will begin to weep for its old gods… Well now, at this point we’ll trot out… who?’ ‘Who?’ ‘Ivan the Tsarevich.’ 6 ‘Who-o-o?’ ‘Ivan the Tsarevich: you, you!’ Stavrogin reflected for a moment. ‘The Pretender?’ 7 he asked, looking at this overwrought man in profound astonishment. ‘Oho! So there’s your plan at last.’
HOLY SHIT. LOL I HAD THE SAME REACTION AS STAVROGIN.
Pyotr's revoluton is to bring in the new religion, to bring in the new god. Stavrogin rightly knows that this god is a Pretender - a false king. His kingdom will have no order.
