ongoingMany years later, when Nabokov taught Russian literature in America, he did it this way. In a pitch-black room, he first turned on a lamp in the corner and said: “Pushkin is the first lamp of Russian literature.” Then he turned on a lamp in the middle and said: “This is Gogol.” Then he turned on another lamp and said: “This is Chekhov.” Afterward, he strode to the window, yanked open the curtains, let bright sunlight flood the room, and shouted: “This is Tolstoy!” After calming down for a while, a student raised his hand and asked: “Professor, what about the sky outside?” “You already know without me saying it.” Nabokov opened the window and looked at the boundless sky: “The origin of the modern world! In both spiritual and practical terms!” The immortal Mikhail Romanovich Raskolnikov!” Concise version: Returning to Russia in the winter of 1843, Mikhail gradually becomes a Russian literary giant and the spiritual leader of the entire European continent. This book is also titled: “My Years of Diagnosing in Russia,” “If You Don’t Dare to Diagnose, What the Hell Are You Doing as a Literary Giant!” PS: External site author, please rest assured and keep reading.