The insulted and injured

"Humiliated and offended" (1860-1861) — the first great novel of Dostoyevsky created after his return from Siberian exile.
Written at a time of unprecedented upsurge of public life, the work drew the reader's attention to a new problem — the problem of selfishness and the isolation of the Russian intelligentsia from the common people — "humiliated and insulted" whose dignity the writer passionately defended and defended.
Characteristic of Dostoevsky's prose, extraordinary psychological depth and knowledge of the innermost secrets of the human soul are combined in this novel with the lyricism and exciting, intriguing story in which the main character — Prince Valkovsky — develops its immoral, selfish "philosophy of life". It valkivs'kyi became the first work of the writer as a hero-"ideologue".
"Humiliated and offended" attracted many famous Directors, both Russian and foreign. But neither voluntary, nor even the most literal adaptation and staging are unable to the end to convey the literary power of the original...