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Fëdor Michajlovic Dostoevskij

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Fëdor Michajlovic Dostoevskij (1821–1881) was a Russian novelist, short story writer and essayist whose work explores psychology, morality, faith and the human condition.

Born in Moscow in 1821 and died in 1881. Exiled to Siberia in the 1840s (penal servitude) and later returned to write major novels. Married Anna Grigorievna Snitkina, who worked as his stenographer and later his wife; she assisted him during the rapid composition of The Gambler to meet a publisher's contract. Major themes: suffering, conscience, redemption, faith, ideology and psychological analysis.

Reviews on DeBaser praise Dostoevsky's psychological depth, moral probing and capacity to explore suffering and redemption. Frequent themes: conscience, faith, freedom, ideology and modernity. Readers highlight major works such as Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov and Notes from Underground. Several reviews note biographical ties (Anna Snitkina, the rapid composition of The Gambler) and Siberian exile.

For:Readers of classic literature, students of literature and philosophy, and anyone interested in psychological and religious fiction.

 In Dostoevsky, I find nothing but a friend, a sincere friend.

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 If it hadn't been for me, today none of you would have had the chance to read some of his masterpieces.

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 Suffering, this is the only cause of awareness

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 Crime and Punishment seems like just the classic religious redemption journey, but it's not.

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 Man does not know how to choose between good and evil, and so he delegates this choice, along with all the necessary power, to a select few, like the men of the Church, who operate for his good, in his place and on his behalf.

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