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About the product «The Humiliated and the Offended» (1860-1861) is Dostoevsky’s first big novel, created after his return from Siberian exile. Written in an era of extraordinary upsurge in social life, the work drew the reader’s attention to a new problem — the problem of selfishness and isolation of the Russian intelligentsia from the common people — «humiliated and insulted», whose dignity the writer passionately defended and defended. The extraordinary psychological depth and knowledge of the innermost secrets of the human soul, characteristic of Dostoevsky’s prose, coexist in this novel with lyricism and a fascinating, intriguing plot in which the main character, Prince Valkovsky, develops his amoral, selfish «philosophy of life.» It was Valkovsky who became the first hero-“ideologist.” “The Humiliated and the Insulted” attracted many renowned directors, both Russian and foreign. But neither the free, nor even the most literal film adaptations and productions could fully convey the power of the literary original …
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