Demons in 2 Volumes

«One denial, without any generosity and without any power» — pronounces the main character of the novel, Nikolai Stavrogin, and essentially describes the political turmoil in Russia of the 1870s. During this time, revolutionary terrorist movements are rapidly developing in... St. Petersburg, resulting in the murder of a student orchestrated by the leader of the party «People's Retribution», Sergey Nechayev. The contemplation of the absurdity and brutality of such forms of struggle prompted Dostoevsky to tackle «Demons». Today, when the novel is just as relevant as it was 150 years ago, there can be no doubt that Dostoevsky wrote a great book. The artist Yuri Gershkovich is a match for Dostoevsky. In his illustrations, the darkness, vile and melancholy of human existence are refracted into wicked caricatured types, juggling meaning, truth, and other people's lives.