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Chernyshevsky wrote How to Do It in the Petropavlosk dungeon in a 4-month period between 4 December 1862 and 4 April 1863. But the shock that this novel, written in 4 months, created on Russian social life was so great that many writers and activists, from Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy to Kropotkin and Lenin, talked and discussed How Should It Be Done? . According to Kropotkin, How Should It Be Done became a kind of political program for the Russian youth of the period. The content of How to Do It is extremely comprehensive. However, if the question of what this novel tells about is said to be about new people, this would be both a short and accurate answer.

“Which of us hasn't read this book many times? Who among us is not a fan? Isn't it thanks to him that most of us are cleansed of their dirt and become more beautiful, cleaner, livelier, more assertive and more courageous? Haven't the printing presses and looms in Russia always been buzzing for it since the day it was first published? (Plekhanov)

“This book is not just a few shots, it is a gunpowder that will last a person a lifetime.” (Lenin)

(From the Promotional Bulletin)