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Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was a Russian novelist and, side by side with Tolstoy, one of the best writers of Russian realism. He lived a hard life in poverty and also had epilepsy. He faced a death sentence, Siberian jail and the death of dear members of his family. His books have been translated into more than 170 languages.

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Crime and Punishment Analysis

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Crime and Punishment is a novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky, published in 1866. This is a closer analysis of the story, exploring complex themes such as guilt and moral responsibility, the illusion of higher justification, and the psychological collapse that follows social isolation and poverty.

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Crime and Punishment Characters

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Literary characters included in Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It includes detailed analysis of Rodion Raskolnikov and brief descriptions of the major characters and explains how their roles and actions shape the story.

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Crime and Punishment Summary

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Crime and Punishment is a novel set in 19th-century Russia, written by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It tells the story of Rodion Raskolnikov, a poor former student in St. Petersburg, who commits a murder to prove a higher moral theory, and then collapses under the weight of guilt.

Updated: Feb 10, 2026

Notes from Underground

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Notes from Underground is a novella written in 1864 by Fyodor Dostoevsky and considered to be one of the first existentialist novels. Its form is an excerpt from the memoirs of an unnamed narrator (referred to as the Underground Man), a former low-rank civil servant that lives in St. Petersburg. The first part, "Underground", is […]

Posted: May 25, 2016

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