The protagonist is Fedir Protasov. He is a genteel, intelligent man, who is tormented by his fatigue and inactivity. He is looking for the meaning of being and, without finding it, hides behind bad habits and ghastly ambitions. When this doesn't help, he decides to relieve the world from himself. And since he is not capable of the real deeds, he decides to feign his own death...
The protagonist is Fedir Protasov. He is a genteel, intelligent man, who is tormented by his fatigue and inactivity. He is looking for the meaning of being and, without finding it, hides behind bad habits and ghastly ambitions. When this doesn't help, he decides to relieve the world from himself. And since he is not capable of the real deeds, he decides to feign his own death...
