NIKOLAY STAVROGIN AS A PRAPORSHCHIK: AN ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL COMMENTARY TO THE DEMONS BY F. M. DOSTOEVSKY

The article provides historical commentary on an episode from the biography of Nikolay Stavrogin, a character from The Demons by F. Dostoevsky. Official documents of the mid-1860s help to uncover how he could have regained his officer rank after being demoted to a soldier. This episode is important for understanding the characters’ relations, based on the military hierarchy. In addition, it clarifies Dostoevsky’s methods of working with historical facts.

Keywords

Dostoevsky, The Demons, Nikolay Stavrogin, January Uprising, military service.

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22.05.2020

Publication date

01.06.2020

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12132

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GOST	Pershkina A. NIKOLAY STAVROGIN AS A PRAPORSHCHIK: AN ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL COMMENTARY TO THE DEMONS BY F. M. DOSTOEVSKY // Russkaia literatura – 2020. – Issue 2 C. 85-87 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/rusliter/s013160950009794-7-1-en (circulation date: 19.04.2024). DOI: 10.31860/0131-6095-2020-2-85-87
MLA	Pershkina, Anastasia "NIKOLAY STAVROGIN AS A PRAPORSHCHIK: AN ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL COMMENTARY TO THE DEMONS BY F. M. DOSTOEVSKY." Russkaia literatura 2 (2020):85-87. DOI: 10.31860/0131-6095-2020-2-85-87
APA	Pershkina A. (2020). NIKOLAY STAVROGIN AS A PRAPORSHCHIK: AN ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL COMMENTARY TO THE DEMONS BY F. M. DOSTOEVSKY. Russkaia literatura (2), pp.85-87 DOI: 10.31860/0131-6095-2020-2-85-87

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