Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821–1881), one of nineteenth-century Russia’s greatest novelists, spent four years in a convict prison in Siberia, after which he was obliged to enlist in the army. In later years his penchant for gambling sent him deeply into debt. Most of his important works were written after 1864, including Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov.
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Crime and Punishment is a psychological masterpiece that delves into the complexities of morality, guilt, and redemption. Set in the grim streets of 19th-century St. Petersburg, the novel follows Rodion Raskolnikov, a young and impoverished ex-student who... SEE MORE