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    Nationality: Russian
    Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia
    Place of Death: St. Petersburg, Russia

    Table of Contents:
    Personal
    Writings by the Author
    Introduction
    Biography
    Prestupleniye i nakazaniye
    Crime and Punishment
    Bratya Karamazovy
    The Brothers Karamazov
    Bednye lyudi
    Poor Folk
    Dvoynik
    The Double
    "Gospodin Prokharchin"
    "Mr. Prokharchin"
    "Khozyayka"
    "The Landlady"
    Zapiski iz myortvogo doma
    The House of the Dead
    Zapiski iz podpolya
    Notes from the Underground
    Idiot
    The Idiot
    Besy
    The Possessed
    Dnevnik pisatelya
    The Diary of a Writer
    Further Readings about the Author

    Also author of short stories, including Mr. Prokharchin, 1846; Khozyaika (translation published as The Landlady), 1847; Belye nochi (title means White Nights), 1848; Polzunkov, 1848; Slaboe serdtse (title means A Faint Heart), 1848; Chestnyi vor (title means An Honest Thief), 1848; Skvernyi anekdot (title means A Vile Anecdote), 1861; Zapiski iz podpol'ya (translation published as Notes from Underground)
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    "Life is in ourselves and not in the external," writes Fyodor Dostoevsky in a letter to his brother dated December 22, 1849. "To be a human being among human beings, and remain one forever, no matter what misfortunes befall, not to become depressed, and not to falter--this is what life is, herein lies its task." (The Brothers Karamazov, translated by Pevear and Volokhonsky, xii)

    This passage was written immediately after Dostoevsky underwent the traumatic experience that Tsar Nicholas I ordered for several prisoners condemned to death for involvement in revolutionary activities--a mock execution in Semyonovsky Square, a staged performance so terrifyingly real that it induced insanity within one of the author's fellow prisoners. (The Brothers Karamazov, translated by Garnett, x) The quote is evidence of Dostoevsky's strength of character; his would be a difficult life--living in bleak poverty, he would helplessly watch as many of the people closes

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    Fyodor Dostoevsky

    Russian novelist (1821–1881)

    "Dostoevsky" redirects here. For the surname, see Dostoevsky (surname).

    In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic fryst vatten Mikhailovich and the family name fryst vatten Dostoevsky.

    Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky[a][b] (11 November [O.S. 30 October] 1821 – 9 February [O.S. 28 January] 1881)[3] was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. Numerous literary critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature,[3] as many of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces.[4][5] Dostoevsky's literary works explore the human condition in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. His most acclaimed novels include Crime and Punishment (1866