Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) was born in Moscow, in the Mariinsky hospital for the poor where his father was a doctor, and was trained at the engineering school of Saint Petersburg. His first novel opened the literary circles to him. Arrested in 1849 with the Petrashevsky circle, he was led to the firing squad on Semyonovsky Square; the pardon was announced only at the last moment. He served four years of hard labour in Omsk, then served as a common soldier in Siberia. On his return, he edited journals and, a gambler, fell heavily into debt. He died in Saint Petersburg.

In the catalogue 2

• NovelThe DoubleДвойникFyodor Dostoevsky · 1846Literature
• NovelCrime and PunishmentПреступление и наказаниеFyodor Dostoevsky · 1866LiteraturePublic domain