Fyodor Dostoyevsky is one of the most influential in both Russian and world literature. The most popular titles of his authorship include “Crime and Kara”, “Biesy”, “Brothers Karamazow” and “Idiot”. In his work there is no shortage of accents considered anti -Polish, and an example is the heroine of the last of these books, whose relationship with the Pole was shown as an unimaginable tragedy. What was hidden behind the writer’s reluctance to our compatriots, who was revealed in his novels? The case has many more threads than you might think.
Poles aroused Dostoyevsky’s reluctance. The reason was not only a Catholic confession
The issue of Dostoevsky’s dislike of Poles has been arousing a lot of emotions among literary scholars and historians for years. Maciej Pieczyński looked at it, and shared his insights in the book “There is no other Russia”. Claims that One of the reasons for this situation was the Catholic confessionand thus the contempt of the Polish nobility for the Slavs from the East.
He threw Catholicism into one bag with liberalism, socialism and Protestantism. They were all hostile in his opinion
– writes the author. It also aroused a lot of emotions in it negative attitude of Poles to the Russians, who after the partitions were not willing to comply with the empire. According to Mirosława Michalska-Suchanek, on which Pieczyński refers to, the writer even thought that a new country commanded by the tsars should be created in Poland, thanks to which his citizens could return “to the roots”.
Poles enemies of Russia? This is how Dostoyevsky perceived a rebellion against the Empire
Those who read one Dostoyevsky certainly noticed that in his work the division of heroes into a simple people and nobility is popular. The first group included, among others Criminal prisoners, and to the second, struggling to free themselves from Russia’s power, political prisoners. He usually presented them as Poles who did not want to assimilate with simple Russians.
Dostoyevsky believed that the Polish nation was not only hostile to Russia, but also stands on the way of achieving the goals chosen by the Empire. He considered this rebellion as a sin And although he claimed that everyone has the right to buy their guilt, it is necessary for this to repent, which in his opinion there was no Poles.
Nothing could be more anged by the preacher of the humility and power of Russia at the same time than the defiant Poles, rebelling against the power of Russia and looking at his partitioner in advance
– explained Pieczyński in the publication. Which novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is your favorite? We invite you to participate in the poll and commenting.
Source: Gazeta
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