ABSTRACT
In the history of the diagnosis of modern nihilism Dostoevsky, together with Nietzsche, plays a prime role, establishing a German-Russian axis of nihilism that, among others. An affinity moving from theoretical diagnosis and prediction to historical realization would culminate in the two most influential totalitarian movements of the 20th century. Dostoevsky also predominates Citati's analysis of absolute evil, where he is discussed together with Dickens, alluding to a no less crucial England-Russia axis of evil. And he is focusing on the economic-technological undercurrents of the modern nihilism. The central concern of Dostoevsky is the relevance of the first and the second coming; in particular, of the Resurrection. Dostoevsky adds a communal dimension to 'Resurrection', which becomes not simply a way of bringing into life a dead person. Dostoevsky's novels, The Demons, the solitary hero is replaced by generations of a family; while the direct focus of the novel became the theatricalisation of social life.
