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Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin (pre-reform Russian: князь Левъ Николаевичъ Мышкинъ; post-reform Russian: князь Лев Николаевич Мышкин, romanized: knyazʹ Lev Nikoláyevich Mýshkin) is the main protagonist of Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1869 novel The Idiot.
The title is an ironic reference to the central character of the novel, Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, a young prince whose goodness, open-hearted simplicity, and guilelessness lead many of the more worldly characters he encounters to mistakenly assume that he lacks intelligence and insight. In the character of Prince Myshkin, Dostoevsky set himself ...
Nastasya Filippovna occupies a vital position in two overlapping dramas in the novel, both of which could be described as love triangles. The first involves the characters of Prince Myshkin, Nastasya Filippovna and Parfyon Rogozhin, and the second involves Myshkin, Nastasya Filippovna and Aglaya Epanchina.
The film begins on a train bound for Saint Petersburg, where Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, recently returned to Russia after four years of treatment in a Swiss sanatorium, meets the wealthy merchant Parfyon Rogozhin. During their conversation, Myshkin learns about Nastasya Filippovna Barashkova, a former mistress of a nobleman named Totsky.
Evgeny Mironov — Prince Myshkin; Lidiya Velezheva — Nastasya Filippovna; Vladimir Mashkov — Parfyon Rogozhin; Aleksandr Lazarev Jr. — Gavrilya Ardalionovich Ivolgin; Oleg Basilashvili — General Ivan Yepanchin; Inna Churikova —Elizaveta Prokofieevna Yepanchina, General Yepanchin's wife; Olga Budina — Aglaya Ivanovna Yepanchina ...
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Prince Myshkin: The Idiot: Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin Fyodor Dostoevsky: Kheldar: The Belgariad series Also known as Silk, he is the prince of Drasnia as well as a spy and thief; the nephew of King Rhodar and Queen Porenn. He first appears in Pawn of Prophecy. David Eddings: Kheva
In this novel, the protagonist, Prince Myshkin, sees a painting of a dead Christ in the house of Rogozhin that has a profound effect on him. Later in the novel, another character, Hippolite, describes the painting at much length depicting the image of Christ as one of brutal realism that lacks any beauty or sense of the divine.