“Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: The Comic Climax of Dostoyevsky's "Demons"
The livestream discussion will focus on the comic climax of Dostoyevsky's Demons, particularly the character Stepan Trofimovich's outburst at a provincial fête. This event seals his fate as the enemy of political progress in the eyes of a movement he once loved. The discussion will be hosted by Brad Pearce and Matt Taibbi at 4:30 pm ET on various platforms.
- ▪The livestream discussion will analyze the character Stepan Trofimovich's outburst at a provincial fête in Dostoyevsky's Demons.
- ▪The outburst marks a turning point in Stepan Trofimovich's relationship with the political movement he once supported.
- ▪The discussion will be hosted by Brad Pearce and Matt Taibbi on platforms including Substack, Rumble, and YouTube.
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| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:20:57 GMT |
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Get Lit “Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: The Comic Climax of Dostoyevsky's "Demons"A storm of misunderstandings fuels official paranoia, followed by real conspiracyMatt TaibbiJul 27, 20262Share“And I proclaim,” Stepan Trofimovich shrieked, in the last extremity of passion, “and I proclaim that Shakespeare and Raphael are higher than the emancipation of the serfs, higher than nationality, higher than socialism, higher than the younger generation… ”With this outburst at a provincial fête, Stepan Verkhovensky — one of the main characters of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Demons — seals his fate as the enemy of political progress, in the eyes of a movement he’s loved all his life.
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