Zusammenfassung
"Die Dämonen" (Demons), also known as "The Possessed" or "The Devils," by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a powerful and prophetic novel that critiques the destructive ideologies of political nihilism and revolutionary fervor in 19th-century Russia.
The story follows a charismatic but amoral group of conspirators who, under the influence of the manipulative Pyotr Verkhovensky, plot to overthrow the existing social order. As their radical ideas fester and escalate, the town descends into chaos, marked by violence, deceit, and a profound examination of the human soul corrupted by extremist thought.