Dostoevsky is one of the great literary geniuses in history, with a penetrating insight into the inner workings of the human mind. But how did he get this unique ability? Well, much of it seems to stem from his hellish time in a Siberian prison. And this gave him a real understanding of the human, and, indeed, of broken men.
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00:00 The House of The Dead
01:58 Free Will, Freedom, and Rebellion
09:58 Power and Its Abuses
17:37 Hope, Hopelessness, and Humanity
24:54 The Best and Worst of The Soul