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How Dostoevsky predicted Trump's America

  • Written by Ani Kokobobo, Assistant Professor of Russian Literature, University of Kansas
imagePortrait of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, by Vasily Perov (1872).Vasily Perov/Wikimedia Commons

As a professor of Russian literature, I’ve come to realize that it’s never a good sign when real life resembles a Fyodor Dostoevsky novel.

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, with its riotous rhetoric and steady stream of scandals, calls to mind...

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