The IDIOT is a novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, first published in 1868. It tells the story of Prince Myshkin, a young man with a kind heart and pure intentions who returns to Russia after spending several years in a Swiss sanatorium. The POSSESSED is another novel by Dostoyevsky, first published in 1872. It follows a group of characters living in a small Russian town and their interactions with a mysterious figure known as Stavrogin. Both novels are considered masterpieces of Russian literature and are widely studied in schools and universities.