Boris Savinkov: The Pale Horse Performed by Dmitry Bykov + Bykov's Lecture

Dmitry Bykov reads for you Boris Savinkov’s novel “Pale Horse,” a brilliant writer and one of the leaders of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party, adhering to ultra-left, radical beliefs.

“Pale Horse” tells about the activities of a group of terrorists who prepare assassination attempts on prominent state figures—and in addition contains many philosophical reflections on religion, ethics, and psychology. The story is told in the first person in the form of a diary by the main character, and it is an attempt at a literary interpretation of the fate of a man who chose terrorist activity as the goal of his life.