Pros and Cons. Notes on Dostoevsky

The book "The pros and cons. Notes on Dostoevsky "- essentially, the first work of Shklovsky about this writer. It was created at a time when the Soviet literary reborn growing interest in Dostoevsky, there is a revaluation of some recent, sharply critical concept that reflects the historical significance of Dostoevsky's literary work, find out the real contradictions of his world and creativity. In 1956, it was widely noted the 75 anniversary of the death of Dostoevsky; published many books, articles and collections. Title of the book is taken from Dostoevsky - is the title of one of the parts of his last novel "The Brothers Karamazov (Pro and contra); these words can be designated the main meaning of the internal struggles of the writer.