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Questions about the novel 'Demons' (Russian: 'Бѣсы' or ''Бесы, 1871–72) by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Use with the [fyodor-dostoyevsky] and [russian-literature] tags.

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What is the main idea and the main problem of Dostoyevsky's Demons?

What is the main idea and the main problem of Dostoyevsky's novel Demons? I have tried to identify one main idea and the main problem of the novel, but in the end nothing came out.
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Was Pyotr Stepanovich in "Demons" really connected to the international?

In the noval Demons (by Dostoyevsky), there was a character, named Pyotr Stepanovich Verkhovensky, who claimed that he was connected to the international. Did Dostoyevsky mention anywhere in the book ...
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