Throughout this novel, the narrator interrupts the narrative to address his "perspicacious reader", who is contrasted with the more-enlightened women readers.
One character in this work is the reformed prostitute Kryukova, saved from her life on the streets by a medical student, though she dies of tuberculosis. Early in this work, a character dreams of being trapped in a cellar and later dreams of a hand causing new writing to appear in her journal to reveal that she does not love her husband. Throughout this novel, the narrator interrupts the narrative to address his "perspicacious reader", who is contrasted with the more-enlightened women readers. The narrator of this novel mocks its opening section, a feigned suicide attempt, which is the result of a man "quitting the scene" to allow his wife, the heroine, to be with her love, Kirsanov. That heroine escapes an arranged marriage with Storeshnikov with the help of the radical Lopukhov and opens a series of sewing cooperatives, demonstrating the efficacy of utopian communism. For 10 points, name this novel about Vera Pavlovna, a work by Nikolai Chernyshevsky, which also lends its title to a work by Vladimir Lenin.
One character in this work is the reformed prostitute Kryukova, saved from her life on the streets by a medical student, though she dies of tuberculosis.
What Is to Be Done? 