Milished and offended

“Milished and offended” (1860–1861) is the first big novel by Dostoevsky, created after returning from the Siberian exile.

written in the era of the extraordinary rise of public life, the work drew the reader's attention to a new problem - the problem - the problem - the problem The egoism and isolation of the Russian intelligentsia from the common people - “humiliated and insulted”, whose dignity the writer passionately defended and defended.

The unusual psychological depth and knowledge of the innermost secrets of the human soul inherent in Dostoevsky’s prose are adjacent to this novel with lyricism and a fascinating, intriguing plot, in which the main character, Prince Valkovsky, develops his immoral, selfish “philosophy of life”. It was Valkovsky who became the first in the work of the writer the hero-“ideologist.”

“humiliated and offended” attracted many famous directors-Russian and foreign. But neither free, nor even the most literal adaptations and production were able to fully convey the power of the literary original.