Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
THE IDIOT
Adapted and directed by Vasily Senin
When day dawned, two passengers in one of the third-class carriages found themselves opposite each other. Both were young fellows, both were rather poorly dressed, both had remarkable faces, and both were evidently anxious to start a conversation… This is the opening of the famous Dostoevsky novel The Idiot, in which we are introduced to the two protagonists, Rogozhin and Lev Myshkin, whose fates will intertwine in one of the finest works by the great Russian author.
Curiosity, love, rivalry, sacrifice, suffering, indecision, as well as innumerable misfortunes great and small, are just some of the elements of this exciting novel whose adaptation will premiere at the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb, adapted and directed by the Russian theatre artist Vasily Senin.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821–1881) was a Russian author, novelist, publicist and one of the most important writers in history. He started his writing career early and in 1846 published a novel Poor Folk, which gained him great popularity among audiences and wide critical acclaim. Following a prison sentence in Siberia, he changed his entire outlook on life and started celebrating the tsarist rule, Russian Orthodoxy and nationalism. He traveled through Europe, and upon returning to Russia he wrote his best works, including Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Devils, and The Brothers Karamazov.
