A few words about Dostoevsky himself may help the English reader to understand his work. Dostoevsky was the son of a doctor. His parents were very hard-working
"Crime and Punishment" is a masterpiece of Russian literature, written by Fyodor Dostoevsky and first published in 1866. This classic novel is a psychological e
When Fyodor Dostoevsky proclaims that he is a "realist in a higher sense," it is because the facts are irrelevant to his truth. And it is in this spirit that Ap