According to my translation of Crime and Punishment, Lebezyatnikov’s name means “to dawn on someone, cringe, ingratiate oneself” which to me surface-level makes his whole character a cringe fail liberal (/🇺🇸🦅🔥) simp
sending you sonya marmeladova and lebezyatnikov ,,,,,,,
(cracks knuckles) okay anon sadly I have never read about these characters BUT I am nothing if not game so I have googled these names and I will give this my best shot with the help of cliffs notes and sparknotes
sonya marmeladova (crime & punishment)
okay so first impression is that jesus christ my girl deserves better. she is "simply available whenever Raskolnikov needs her"? "Passive redemptive figure"? someone please give this girl a soft blanket and then take her out for a wholesome coffee date in the park.
from sparknotes: "Sonya illustrates important social and political issues that were of concern to Dostoevsky, such as the treatment of women, the effects of poverty, the importance of religious faith, and the importance of devotion to family".
conclusion: I love her already and one of these days I should actually read crime & punishment (I do actually own notes from underground and started it but haven't finished it yet)
lebezyatnikov
initial impression: oooh, a liberal guy? believes in equality? wants to introduce more modern ideas? wow, what a great--
GETS SONYA THROWN OUT OF HER HOME AND THEN BEATS THE WOMAN WHO ARGUES WITH HIM????
put that whole man in the wood chipper jfc
he gets a token "complex and well written" on the basis of how even from a cursory look over his character I know there are so many men exactly like him out there in the wild, but tbh the emphasis on that box is very much on the "would skin irl"
if you'd like to chat about these characters/c&p in general I'm up for it! I really have been meaning to read it for a long time, I am just kind of intimidated by russian literature
after an undisclosed amount of time, luzhin & lebezyatnikov's silly shenanigans are finally animated in this one-time animated internet-exclusive production :) please enjoy and thank you