EN 3452 Lecture Notes - Apen, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Problem Gambling
23 Apr 2014
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1825-1835: tsar nicholas i emperor of russia: december 1825: decembrist uprising in response to nicholas i"s assumption of throne. Aon: doctrine of nicholas i: enforced during. Dostoevsky"s university years, prompted his involvement in illegal societies, some of which were socialist in nature. Intelligentsia: young, forward-thinking group who believe the social environment is flawed and use writing to bring about change: popular notion in revolutionary-driven youth at the time. Petrashevsky circle: one of the many secret socialist groups comprised of young people opposed to aon policies. f: actuely aware of social inequality in russia, many of these such groups set up secret publishing houses. Mikhail petrashevsky interested in writings of charles fourrier: fourrier a french utopian-socialist thinker looking for complete reconstruction of society. Nicholas i used secret police, heavy spying to track secret groups like petrashevsky"s: no trials were held for arrests, many executions ordered. Dostoevsky"s mother, maria, died while fyodor was young.
