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Focusing on the tragic lives of peasants Anísya and Nikíta, the drama explores their descent into moral decay through temptations such as adultery, drunkenness, and murder. Written in 1886 but suppressed until 1902, it offers a stark realist depiction of the darker aspects of Russian peasant life. The play delves into themes of human depravity while providing a critical commentary on the Russian Empire's complicity in sustaining poverty and ignorance among its most vulnerable populations.
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The Power of Darkness, Lew Nikolajewitsch Tolstoi
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- Released
- 2023
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- Title
- The Power of Darkness
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lew Nikolajewitsch Tolstoi
- Publisher
- Culturea
- Released
- 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 132
- ISBN13
- 9791041806195
- Category
- Fiction, Detective / Thriller, Adventure fiction, About Literature, History, Historical prose, World prose, Alternative history
- Description
- Focusing on the tragic lives of peasants Anísya and Nikíta, the drama explores their descent into moral decay through temptations such as adultery, drunkenness, and murder. Written in 1886 but suppressed until 1902, it offers a stark realist depiction of the darker aspects of Russian peasant life. The play delves into themes of human depravity while providing a critical commentary on the Russian Empire's complicity in sustaining poverty and ignorance among its most vulnerable populations.