The Possessed was published in 1872. A near 700 page fiction novel (depending on which edition) regarding the time when Russia was drawing closer to an Age of Revolution; narrating on a sect of atheists, socialists, terrorists, intellectuals, and nihilists in a Russian town known as, Skvoreshniki, as it leads to a collective and individual chaos.
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A Nation Without Religion
A dialogue from a grand novel “The Possessed”, regarding two characters religious and political stance on the late 19th century Russian society.