evil thought raskolnikov

language: ru

definitions

  1. A reference to the dark, nihilistic, or megalomaniacal psychological state experienced by Rodion Raskolnikov in Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', specifically the impulse to commit a crime to test one's status as an 'extraordinary man' who is above moral law.
    ru: Злой помысел Раскольникова

examples

  1. The protagonist's descent into madness began with an evil thought, reminiscent of Raskolnikov's nihilistic ideology.

    Нисхождение героя в безумие началось со злого помысла, напоминающего нигилистическую идеологию Раскольникова.