A study of Russian literature in relation to society, history and philosophy - On the origins of the Russian Revolution, 1855-1917

This is a monumental (32 pages) essay I wrote for my grade 11 English class. The title pretty much explains it: I read 'Notes from Underground' by Dostoevsky and 'Fathers and Sons' by Turgenev, and examined them in the context of the Russian Revolution.

Chapters

• Table of Contents
• Introduction to the works
• Notions of order and chaos - An Introduction
• Notions of order and chaos - The Histrionic Chroni..
• Notions of order and chaos - The Great Generationa..
• Notions of order and chaos - Aesthetics of Humanit..
• Notions of order and chaos - Nihilism and Chaos
• Notions of order and chaos - The Crisis of Nihilis..
• Interlude: A short history of the Russian Revoluti..
• Theories of existence - Preamble
• Theories of existence - Existentialism from Kierke..
• Theories of existence - The Problem of Delusions a..
• Theories of existence - Human Inertia and the Esse..
• Theories of existence - An Attack Against Rational..
• Theories of existence - The Crystal Palace and the..
• Theories of existence - A Final Comment on the Und..
• A philosophical enquiry into the origins of the Ru..
• Citations