The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a profound exploration of innocence goodness and the complexities of the human soul set in 19th-century Russia At the heart of the novel is Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin a character whose childlike purity and innate goodness stand in stark contrast to the moral decay and cynicism of society As Prince Myshkin returns to Russia after spending several years in a Swiss sanatorium he becomes embroiled in the lives o...