Dostoevsky (1821--1881)
- 1976 ----- color ----- 54 min ----- 16mm
- Malcolm Muggeridge's comments, over motion pictures of St. Petersburg and other places where Dostoevsky lived and worked, provide insight into the Russian author's life as Mr. Muggeridge evaluates his writing in an enlightening fashion. Dostoevsky's marriages, friends, influences, religion and writing through several phases at St. Petersburg, Weisbaden, Basel, Geneva and elsewhere are analyzed in detail. Standing beside Dostoevsky's grave, Mr. Muggeridge speaks of the relevance of the Russian's writing today and his genius for picking out all strands of a civilization and of his own life.
- Topics: (Biography, Literature, Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies)
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