![]() ![]() He decides to put his philosophy into action and, to the dismay of the host and his guests, presents himself at the party. After leaving the initial gathering, Ivan happens upon the wedding celebration of one of his subordinates – Pseldonymov. His theory by presenting himself, uninvited, at the wedding feast of one of his lowliest subordinates.Īfter drinking a bit too much with two fellow civil servants, the protagonist, Ivan Ilyich Pralinsky, expounds on his desire to embrace a philosophy based on kindness to those in lower status social positions. ![]() On his way home, he spontaneously decides to test The story is about a general in the civil service, Ivan Pralinksky, who has been proudly defending his liberal-humanistic social ideals to two other generals. It was published in 1862 in Dostoevsky's magazine Vremya. " A Nasty Story" ( Russian: Скверный анекдот, Skverny anekdot), also translated as " A Disgraceful Affair", " A Most Unfortunate Incident" and " An Unpleasant Predicament", is a satirical short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky. ![]() Short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky A Nasty Story ![]()
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