Les Justes

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Les Justes is a play by Albert Camus that explores the moral and philosophical dilemmas of revolutionary terrorism in early 20th-century Russia.

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instanceOf play ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
author Albert Camus ⓘ
basedOn historical events involving Socialist Revolutionary Party terrorists ⓘ
concerns Russian revolutionary movement ⓘ
terrorist cell planning assassination ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Albert Camus ⓘ
ethicalQuestion whether love and pity can limit revolutionary violence ⓘ
whether murder can be justified for a political ideal ⓘ
explores conflict between ends and means in politics ⓘ
limits of legitimate violence ⓘ
personal responsibility in political action ⓘ
sacrifice and martyrdom ⓘ
tension between justice and compassion ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
philosophical drama ⓘ
political drama ⓘ
hasCharacter Annenkov ⓘ
Dora ⓘ
Kaliayev ⓘ
Stepan ⓘ
Voinov ⓘ
the Grand Duchess ⓘ
linked to: Grand Duchess
hasForm five-act play ⓘ
hasMedium stage ⓘ
intendedAudience theatre-going public ⓘ
literaryMovement French existentialist theatre ⓘ
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature ⓘ
mainTheme ethics of assassination ⓘ
moral dilemmas of political violence ⓘ
revolutionary justice ⓘ
revolutionary terrorism ⓘ
narrativeFocus debates among revolutionaries about killing ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
partOf Albert Camus's dramatic works ⓘ
philosophicalContext absurdism ⓘ
existentialism ⓘ
philosophicalInfluence Camus's reflections on rebellion ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor Caligula ⓘ
Le Malentendu ⓘ
L’Homme révolté ⓘ
settingPlace Moscow ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
settingTime early 20th century ⓘ
titleTranslation The Just ⓘ
linked to: the Just

The Just Assassins ⓘ

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