The neighbor is a weak heart | Dostoevsky

The novel of the neighbor, implicitly, revolves around the struggle of Dostoevsky with the church and its superstitions that were controlling the Russian people during the era of the czars. In Russia, the priests and patriarchs shared power with the czars in ruling the Russian people and had a profound influence on the general public. This revealed much exploitation and greed, and the growing wealth of the clergy to the point of excessive extravagance, while the Russian people were starving and being comforted and consoled through the priests' blessings. Russia was indeed suffering from the superstitions of the clergy, which could reach the point of madness and absurdity, and everyone is aware of the story of Rasputin and his superstitions that deceived the czar himself.