Essays about: "Dostojevskij"

Found 2 essays containing the word Dostojevskij.

  1. 1. The name Jehovah on trial in Russia : Is it an inappropriate and disqualifying addition made to the Bible, or has the Russian nation been deprived of the awareness of its origin?

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Sandra Magnusson; [2022]
    Keywords : Banned Bible translation; God’s name; Russia; Jehovah in Russian literature; Jehovah in Russian history; Russian Bible translation; Russian Bible Society; Divine name; Gerasim Pavsky; Pushkin; Karamzin; Dostoevsky; Soviet Union propaganda; Jehovah’s Witnesses; Запрещён перевод Библии; имя Бога; Иегова в русской литературе; Иегова в русской истории; русский перевод Библии; Российское библейское общество; советская пропаганда; Свидетели Иеговы; Förbjuden bibelöversättning; Guds namn; Ryssland; Jehova i rysk litteratur; Jehova i rysk historia; rysk bibelöversättning; Ryska Bibelsällskapet; Gerasim Pavskij; Pusjkin; Karamzin; Dostojevskij; sovjetisk propaganda; Jehovas vittnen;

    Abstract : Because of the recent ban on a Bible translation, in part because of the renderingof God’s name as Jehovah, this thesis analyses what can be learned on the topic of the attitude in Russia towards that name from a historic viewpoint. Early occurrences of the name within the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as examples of prominent authors’ usage of the name in the secular literary sphere, are being discussed. READ MORE

  3. 2. IMPERIAL RHETORIC AND THE FINNISH OTHER IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE in selected works of Aleksandr Puškin and Fëdor Dostojevskij

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Tuomas Taavila; [2017-06-16]
    Keywords : ryska; Russian Empire; Finland; literature; Aleksandr Puškin; Fëdor Dostojevskij; nation building; imperial rhetoric; devices of colonization;

    Abstract : Inspired by the ongoing debate on Russia’s imperial revival, this paper is set to explore earlier manifestations of Russian imperial rhetoric in Russian literature of the 1800s. The second aim of this study is to analyse the imperial rhetoric with reference to one of Russia’s neighbouring countries, Finland. READ MORE