Considered one of the greatest Russian writers; whose works have had a profound and lasting effect on twentieth-century fiction. His works often feature characters living in poor conditions with disparate and extreme states of mind; and exhibit both an uncanny grasp of human psychology as well as penetrating analyses of the political; social and spiritual states of Russia of his time. Many of his best-known works are prophetic precursors to modern-day thoughts. He is sometimes considered to be a founder of existentialism; most frequently for Notes from Underground.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Dacha: The Great Retreat (in all sizes).By Dag StombergDacha is derived from the verb "to give."Peter the Great gave to a select few the dacha experience. Downthrough the past three centuries the concept has had a many splendidmetamorphosis. Often. the dacha was hidden in a coppice of trees.not remote. but secluded.A radical break with urban routine. and therefore an opportunity toexperience a different pattern of life. There are no direct equivalents. particularly for styles of buildings. SUMMERFOLK meant. summertime in the country for people from big cities lastingapproximately two months.Stephen Lovell is a social and cultural historian and shows us with his Between City and Court. the Late Imperial Dacha Boom. the Dacha as a Cultural Space (1860-1917). the making of the Soviet Dacha (1917-1941). Exurban Life (1941-1986) and the Dacha Settlements in contemporary Russia.This is a first book of its kind. It truly presents a unique Russianway of life!Dag Stomberg.St. Andrews. Scotland
