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Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821 - 1881) 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 had epilepsy. He faced a death sentence, Siberian jail and the death of dear members of his family.

He went to the military academy in January 1838, when he was 16, to please his father. He never liked it. He began writing in his 20s and completed his first novel, Poor Folk, in May 1845.

A big turn in his life was his participation in the utopian - socialist society for which he was sentenced to death in 1849, but then he was saved by going to Siberia where he spends 10 years.

In the beginning of his career he followed the footsteps of Gogol and he represented some advanced social point of views and after he served his sentence described in the work "Notes from Underground" in 1861, he judged the revolutionary actions (novel "Demons" from 1871- 1872) and fell deep into the world of mysticism, Eastern Orthodox Church and preached non-defiance of evil with force.

Dostoyevsky worked as a journalist. He began to travel around western Europe and developed a gambling addiction which led to financial hardship. For a time, he had to beg for money, but he eventually became one of the most widely read and highly regarded Russian writers.

His books have been translated into more than 170 languages. His main works are the novels: "Crime and Punishment", "Poor Folk", "Notes from Underground", "The Idiot" and "The Brothers Karamazov".

He died in January 1881 from a pulmonary hemorrhage.

The Brothers Karamazov

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Dostoyevsky's last novel was "The Brothers Karamazov", it was written over a period of a year and was released/published in sequels in "The Russian Messenger". This philosophical novel was considered to be the greatest piece of literature of the 19th and  20th century. The novel unites philosophical observation on … [Read more...] about The Brothers Karamazov

Demons

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

"Demons" is a novel by the famous Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky that was first published in the journal "The Russian Messenger" over several months in 1871 and '72. To this day, it is considered one of Dostoyevsky's best works and a masterwork. The novel is a commentary on the political nihilism prevalent in Russia … [Read more...] about Demons

The Gambler

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

"The Gambler" is a novella by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky that was originally published in 1867. The story, inspired by Dostoyevsky's own real life gambling addiction, tells the tale of a young tutor named Alexei Ivanovich who begins gambling to win enough money to become a rich man and therefore win the … [Read more...] about The Gambler

The Idiot

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

"The Idiot" is a novel in four parts written by the famed Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was originally published in serial form in "The Russian Messenger" from 1868 to 1869. The title is a reference to the main character of the novel and his general good nature and open-mind which lead many of the more jaded … [Read more...] about The Idiot

Notes from Underground

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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, … [Read more...] about Notes from Underground

Crime and Punishment

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

"Crime and Punishment" is one of the most famous and most read novels by F.M. Dostoyevsky which brought him fame. He writes about the same theme he wrote about in "The Idiot" and "The Brothers Karamazov" - sin and redemption. Dostoyevsky deals with the degradation of Russian society and family in most of his works. … [Read more...] about Crime and Punishment

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