Question: Which novel by a Russian author was first published in the literary journal "The Russian Messenger" and was used by  American educational web series Thug Notes, which had their pilot episode centered on it?
Sentence (from "Demons (Dostoyevsky novel)"): Demons (Russian: Бесы , "Bésy") is a novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, first published in the journal "The Russian Messenger" in 1871–2.
Relevant evidence: No