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Paul Morand on Dostoevsky as Prophet

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  • Author: Nikolay N. Podosokorsky
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    PhD in Philology, Senior Researcher, Research Centre “Dostoevsky and World Culture,” A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Povarskaya St., 25A, bld. 1, 121069 Moscow, Russia.

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    Podosokorsky, N.N. “Paul Morand on Dostoevsky as Prophet.” Dostoevsky and World Culture. Philological journal, no. 2 (34), 2026, pp. 379–390. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22455/2619-0311-2026-2-379-390
  • Received: 28 March 2026
  • Approved after reviewing: 29 Apr. 2026
  • Published: 25 June 2026
  • Issue: 2026 no. 2 (34)
  • Department: REVIEWS. SUMMARIES
  • Pages: 379–390
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  • Publication Type: Research Article
  • Keywords: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Paul Morand, A Writer’s Diary, esoteric tradition, fate of Europe, Léon Bloy, Lucien Rebatet, Pierre-Antoine Cousteau
  • Abstract: The review analyzes the Russian edition of the collected works of Paul Morand (1888-1976), French writer and member of the Académie française Dostoevsky's Russian Europe (Ruinaissance, 2026), devoted primarily to Morand's perception of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Russian literature of the nineteenth century. Particular attention is paid to Moran's assessment of A Writer's Diary and the prophecies it contains regarding the fate of Russia and Europe.

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