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It was in part a political movement. See Dostoevsky's Demons (aka The Possessed). Tom Send a noteboard - 09/10/2012 01:49:24 PM
Political anarchism became popular in Russia, as did political nihilism, as attempts to create revolutionary groups. Obviously, both of them failed because of the problems inherent in tapping into those sentiments (nihilists ultimately became too morose to do anything, and anarchists couldn't cooperate well enough to counteract the well-organized socialists). However, in the Nineteenth Century both were active, and they attracted the notice of writers. However, there is really not much beyond the two works I mentioned. Some of Chekhov's works betray a pessimism that some believe is nihilistic, but beyond that...well, yeah, that's about it.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

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What stories make strong arguments against (or for) nihilism? - 08/10/2012 06:20:25 PM 1154 Views
Turgenev's Fathers and Sons is a quintessential story about nihilism. *NM* - 09/10/2012 01:00:02 AM 289 Views
Nihilism seems to crop up a lot in Russian literature. Is there a reason in particular? *NM* - 09/10/2012 04:15:18 AM 293 Views
It was in part a political movement. See Dostoevsky's Demons (aka The Possessed). - 09/10/2012 01:49:24 PM 671 Views
Neat. Thank you. *NM* - 09/10/2012 03:15:57 PM 301 Views
And a great book besides. *NM* - 09/10/2012 08:01:20 PM 310 Views
Thank you. *NM* - 10/10/2012 10:16:35 PM 337 Views
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race, by Thomas Ligotti - 15/10/2012 02:35:56 AM 959 Views

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