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The Possessed by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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The Possessed
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ISBN/ASIN: 0394604415
Number of pages: 520

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One of Dostoyevsky's most famous novels, this 1872 work utilizes five main characters and their philosophical ideas to describe the political chaos of Imperial Russia in the nineteenth century. Based on an actual event involving the murder of a revolutionary by his comrades, this novel depicts a band of ruthless radicals attempting to incite revolt in their small, rural community.

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