Types of swindlers in Dostoevsky's romans.
Dostoevsky
is for our fatherland really the cult writer. And though it read not very often,
all Russians know that one only the fact of existence of the great writer in a
before last century is the maximum justification of their existence on a
planet.
The
TV set "Idiot" (received premium by Solzhenitsyn)
has a little raised demand for Dostoevsky's novels. Film really quite good
(especially, on the general background of Russian TV production) though does not hold out up to a level spate Soviet a TV set "Teenager".
Within the
framework of release, let me to carry out old desire briefly to express type of
"swindler" in Dostoevsky's novels.
The swindler
is the characteristic character in romans of the great Russian writer. And we can build the whole gallery of
similar types on their increase politization.
At the bottom
level is Lambert from the novel
"Teenager". Its actions carry exclusively criminal
character (theft, blackmail, etc.).
Further goes Stebelkov from same "Teenager" who on the
employment is similar Lambert, however shows
interest to considerably adjusted youth groups (alas, only to make the paid
denunciation).
The following
in list Luzhin (“the Crime and punishment”) -
not taken place groom of Raskolnikov’s sister. It,
actually, not the professional swindler, and "businessman" (whether
the official, whether the businessman - a side rather unsteady). However Luzhin it is interested in liberals in the most genuine
image, expecting perspectives of this movement. Swindlership
only its some tricks (for example, to offer girl
money – “in the help to family” that then to accuse her of theft).
More high modus politization
shows to us Rakitin - the character from “Brothers
Karamazov”. It shows the most
characteristic image of the liberal hardhead-publicist,
especially disgusting to Dostoevsky (and especially modern). Rakitin does not shun
secretly to take money from the Pear (the relative) and, then, to hold up to
shame her on court. In the career-roguish purposes it
tries to use and Dmitry Karamazov (with doubtful
success).
And, at last,
crowns our gallery a monumental image Peter Verhovensky
("Demons"). On the one hand, he is the professional
"revolutionary" using some ideology and putting global political
ends. But, thus, Verhovensky’s methods carry excessively roguish and criminal character.
Alex Fantalov.