Dostoevskij

Many do not realise that Dostoevskji was ana anarchist. It was impossible for him to express openly his ideas - he was even condemned to death and he suffered a period of exile in Sibiria. And yet the novels of Dostoevskji are stuffed with political reasonings, but this is hidden under a veil of irony. He thinks that actually that beauty will save the world, and yet it puts these words in the mouth of an "idiot" (Myskin). The episode of the Gran Inquisitor in particular is extremely ironic - if this is appreciated it loses all its rather enigmatic nature.