We had issues with Krypto's mic during the recording of Part 1 chat. It's all fixed up for the second session. I hope you can still enjoy the conversation. Playlist to follow along for each chapter and wrap-up: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cyYOI9AYX_w.html
My mother read Russian literature and I would pick up a book she was reading when she wasn't looking and would read the chapter she was in, the chapter she just read or the chapter she was about to read. I was reading science fiction, but then I was ten to twelve then. As a teen, I finally asked my mom what Russian book I should read first. She said, "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. TOP 30 BOOKS "The Holy Bible: King James Version" copyright 1967 1) "The Insulted and Humiliated" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 2) "Verbal Behavior" by Dr. B. F. Skinner 3) "Resurrection" by Leo Tolstoy 4) "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 5) "Fathers and Sons" by Ivan Turgenev 6) Myth Adventures - series by Robert Asprin 7) The Chronicles of Narnia - series by C. S. Lewis 8) "Vilette" by Charlotte Brontë 9) "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy 10) "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 11) "Smoke" by Ivan Turgenev 12) "Chesapeake" by James A. Michener 13) "Poland" by James A. Michener 14) "Roots" by Alex Haley 15) The Silmarillion - The Hobbit, or there and back again - The Lord of the Rings - Middle Earth stories by J. R. R. Tolkien 16) "Childhood, Boyhood" by Leo Tolstoy 17) Foundation Series - Isaac Asimov 18) "Eugene Onegin" by Alexander Pushkin 19) "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 20) "Paris 1919: six months that changed the world" by Margaret MacMillian 21) "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" by Anne Brontë 22) "Virgin Soil" by Ivan Turgenev 23) "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen 24) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn - by Mark Twain 25) Old Mother West Wind series - wildlife series by Thornton Burgess 26) "Microbe Hunters" by Paul de Kruif 27) "Cancer Ward" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 28) "Teacher Man" by Frank McCourt 29) "Kon Tiki" by Thor Heyerdahl 30) "The Complete Poems of Anne Bronte" by Anne Brontë FAVORITE AUTHORS 1st) Fyodor Dostoevsky (The Insulted and Humiliated) 1) “The Insulted and Humiliated” by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4) "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 19) "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 110) "Poor Folk" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 128) "The Gentle Spirit" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 139) "The Gambler" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 147) "White Nights" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 2nd) Leo Tolstoy (Resurrection) 3) "Resurrection" by Leo Tolstoy 9) "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy 16) “Childhood, Boyhood” by Leo Tolstoy 60) "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy 87) "A Confession" by Leo Tolstoy 3rd) Ivan Turgenev (Fathers and Sons) seven more books in the top 200 not shown here 5) "Fathers and Sons" by Ivan Turgenev 11) "Smoke" by Ivan Turgenev 22) "Virgin Soil" by Ivan Turgenev 39) "Torrents of Spring" by Ivan Turgenev 62) "First Love" by Ivan Turgenev 4th) James A. Michener (Chesapeake) 12) "Chesapeake" by James A. Michener 13) "Poland" by James A. Michener 34) "Caribbean" by James A. Michener 35) "Hawaii" by James A. Michener 191) “Mexico” by James A. Michener 5th) Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich) 10) "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 27) "Cancer Ward" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 42) "In the First Circle" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 75) "The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: an Experiment in Literary Investigation" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
This is SO good, guys. I’m halfway through the novel now. And yes the “dog out of the train window” story was hilarious 😆 Thanks for making this series.
I believe that the Myshkin is not only based on Jesus but Don Quixote as well. When we compare Myshkin and Don Quixote you can clearly see the similarities between them.
Did General Epanchin give Myshkin money? I thought he set him up for a job and lodgings. I thought he was selflessly helping him out because he realized Myshkin was a genuine nice guy.
Intentions matter not just your actions... Yes, for instance, I like to tip service more then just the general amount because I really believe in rewarding the labor people do, BUT if I was tipping because I felt guilty for some behavior, if I ever correct that behavior, the tipping would stop.
Love your content i got into reading the book and the literature was too much to me i really read the first part and was like i dont get the half of it thanks to you i was able to understand it in deeper terms thank you ❤
What stood out to me the most was the story of the man about to be executed then at the last moment is given a lesser sentence. How 5 mins feels like forever and is an enormous wealth that he can use for so much. He asks himself "What if I were not to die"? A life time in comparison to those 5 mins feels like infinity! He would let nothing go to waste. Just thinking of it makes him angry, wishing they'd hurry up and get it over with. I really saw a connection with is to the character Ippolit in part 2. A younge man who should have a lifetime ahead of him, being given a deathsentence by nature. Ugh Ippolit is simply a fantastic character. My favorite line from him is him, talking to the Epenchin girls: "It was this: as you were taking your leave earlier, I suddenly thought: here are these people, and they'll never be there anymore, never! And no trees either, there'll just be the brick wall, red brick of Meyer's house....across from my window...well, go and tell them about all that...try telling them; here's a beautiful girl...but your a dead, introduce yourself as a dead man, tell her 'a dead man can say everything'."
nice video just a quick question did you expalined the content of first few chapters alltogether right?i was trying to match the explation with the book i was a lil confused
I don’t remember if we covered it all at once. I do know it’s not complete. So our goal wasn’t to capture absolutely everything in the summary. It was more higher points to refresh people’s memories
It is not pronounced as either. The "bl" sound (I don't have Russian keyboard so I just used English lower-case "BL" but you know what I mean) in Russian is pronounced as a vowel sound that is not found in English. It is kind of like a mixture between an "ee", a "wee" sound, and the French "u" sound. That is the best way I can describe it. (I am not fluent in Russian. I am a native English-speaker).
Can we truly make a judgement on a person's character just by looking at their face? Well, some research seems to suggest that narcissism can be accurately identified/predicted by the majority of people just by looking at a person's face, most specifically their eyebrows... weird no?
Really interesting discussion!. Currently reading and just finished the first part. I honestly think General Epanchin helping out Myshkin was selfishness, he only helped him once he found out myshkin was “innocent” and could be of use to him… as opposed to giving a beggar money in where he’d get nothing in return. I also found your views on intentions and giving money interesting! Really basically describing 2 different theories in ethics.. Consequentialism (where the consequence matter) and non-consequentialist theories like deontology where the intentions(regardless of consequence) matter. Loved hearing your different perspectives! Can’t wait to read more and watch the other parts👏🏼
With the crime and punishment part, i couldn’t help but think of Dostoevskys’ real life situation of the mock execution. Kind of wish you guys went more into depth with that
When the "Before you read" came out last week, I started The Idiot again. For getting an MA in Russian linguistics and literature, my recall of this book is sketchy. Read it 30 years ago in grad school. Read to chapter 13 in the past couple days. The entire book so far takes place all in one day as far as I can tell.
@@TheCodeXCantina Thanks for confirming. The other things that is partly confusing is all of those who have an eye toward Anastasya Filippovna. Had to draw out my own character map. Anyway I love your work and I got hooked on the Anna K series you did way back. Perhaps consider the Count of Monte Cristo for future?
Well, I am native polish speaker and the polish translation of Myshkin's name is basically as in Polish but I wasn't reading much into it as I was reading the book.
I read the Idiot in my last yr in high school. I had a great course of world literature in which the teacher had us pick an author, read his works and at the end of the yr write a paper on him or her. I chose Dostoevsky and read everything he wrote, including his letters, then read Turgenev, Solokhov, Pasternak, Gogol, Gorky, Solyzhenitsin. It was my Russian literature year. I loved the Idiot but didn't really understand it. I read it again a few yrs ago and it opened up to me. A work of true genius.
I want to point out with Ivolgin, before we clearly see him changing and adapting stories for whatever reason (Im still figuring it out just finished P1) when talking about the dog and cigar, we see it when he first met the Prince. When the prince was explaining his family and how he got here, each time Ivolgin would interrupt with some shady story relating to what the Prince had just said. I thought it was interesting as i broke that scene down and noticed that trend, then again with Nastaya and the dog, then finally when he wanders around drunk later that night.
Just yesterday I started reading the idiot and here I'm searching for these videos. Anyways this is great it helped me a lot, I guess I gotta have a lot of patience with everything..😂
Не забравяйте, че е обичайно и дори нормално прякорите давани на хората да приемат образа на неговата същност. Винаги, когато се говори за някакъв човек, който в момента не присъства между говорещите, е нормално да използват прякора му -- прякорът при руснака, е като крипто говорене и е нормално сред народи на Източна Европа и Русия.
One thing this novel did for me was to make me appreciate Tolstoy so much more.😁 I just finished volume 2 of War and Peace this afternoon and loving it still!
I can’t speak for my friend but I know there are plenty of books or discussions I wish I could do differently. Sometimes I understand a lot more after discussing it with someone else.
