Unknown Dostoevsky’s Character
"Unknown Dostoevsky’s Character", acrylic on canvas, 2022, Bishop Maxim
According to Stefan Zweig, Dostoevsky was volcanic, so his heroes are volcanic too, for each man testifies to the God who created him in the long run. Not one of Dostoevsky’s characters is at ease in our world; in every case, their sensibilities reach back to the fundamental problems of life. Each character endeavors to review the old problems; each, in turn, though the task bloodies his hands, removes the boundary stones between good and evil; each, in turn, transforms his own chaos into a world. Each possesses the attributes of a servant and a prophet of the new Christ.