Foolishness for Christ appears several times in the novels of Dostoevsky. "The Idiot" explores the ramifications of placing a holy fool (the compassionate and insightful epileptic Prince Myshkin) in a secular world dominated by vanity and desire. According to Joseph Frank "though the gentlemanly and well-educated prince bears no external resemblance to these eccentric figures, he does possess their traditional gift of spiritual insight, which operates instinctively, below any level of conscious awareness or doctrinal commitment." In "Demons", the madwoman Marya Lebyadkina displays many of the attributes of the holy fool, as do the characters of Sofya Marmeladova and Lizaveta in "Crime and
Myshkin (singer) the New Orleans Picayune. She moved to Portland, Oregon. in 2002, followed by drummer Magee a year later. In Portland she began working with the electronic musician / producer Sailor Banks, with whom she released two albums "Corvidae" and "Sigh Semaphore", concentrating on political and humanist themes. Myshkin's Ruby Warblers continued to tour the US and Europe until 2008 when Myshkin left the city to co-found a permaculture community in Southern Oregon. There she built an earth walled studio, in which she recorded "That Diamond Lust" released in 2012. In 2013 Myshkin met her future wife while on tour, and