Strange Life of Ivan Osokin (Russian: Странная жизнь Ивана Осокина) is a 1915 novel by P. D.

[7] In particular the final chapter's description of the shocking realization of the mechanical nature of existence, its consequences, and the possibility/responsibility of working in an esoteric school.

But he discovers that, because human choices tend to be mechanical, changing the outcome of one's actions is extremely difficult.

Both works imply that a sober acceptance of personal accountability is necessary in order to effect an increase in the degree of freedom of the individual.

Ramis' opinion is printed in the Lindisfarne Books' 2004 edition of Strange Life of Ivan Osokin.