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 issue of selfishness and 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 storyline. "Humiliated and offended" attracted many famous Russian and foreign Directors. But neither voluntary, nor even the most literal adaptation and staging are unable to the end to convey the literary power of the original...