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The Crocodile

Fyodor Dostoevsky
rus. Крокодил · 1865
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Main Ideas

Main Ideas

  • Satire on the bureaucracy and social order of the Russian Empire.
  • Critique of capitalism and consumer society.
  • Exploration of human nature and the absurdity of life.
  • The issue of personal freedom and societal constraints.
  • Irony and grotesque as means of artistic expression.
The Crocodile
Date of publication: 24 February 2025
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Author: 
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Original title: rus. Крокодил · 1865
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