Fyodor Dostoevsky

The novelist of guilt, faith, and the divided mind, from Siberian exile to world fame.

Specifications & Metrics

era

1821 – 1881

language

Russian

region

St. Petersburg, Russia

notable works

Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, The Idiot

Core Principles & Analysis

• A mock execution in 1849 preceded four years of Siberian prison camp.
• He wrote Crime and Punishment in installments under crushing debt.
• His psychology influenced Nietzsche, Freud, and the existentialists.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Fyodor Dostoevsky