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# Dostoevsky in “A Writer’s Diary” on modern Khlestakovs who lie without fear
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- Published: 2025-04-20T16:36:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:34:03.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
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> Khlestakov, at least, lied and lied, yet still had a tiny fear, even as he lied, that he might be seized and thrown out on his ear. The Khlestakovs of today have no such fear and lie with perfect composure.

> All are composed, all are immeasurably vain, and surely that alone ought to torment them with perpetual unease. On the contrary, the self-lover of our day does not tremble for himself: how he came in, how he stands, whether he has spoken well.

Fyodor Dostoevsky. A Writer's Diary