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Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Vasily Perov - Портрет Ф.М.Достоевского - Google Art Project.jpg
Portrait of Dostoyevsky by Vasily Perov, 1872
Born Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky
(1821-11-11)11 November 1821
Moscow, Russian Empire
Died 9 February 1881(1881-02-09) (aged 59)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Nationality Russian
Education Military Engineering-Technical University, St. Petersburg
Period 1846–1880
Genre Novel, short story, journalism
Subject Psychology, philosophy, religion
Literary movement Realism
Notable works Notes from Underground
Crime and Punishment
The Idiot
The Brothers Karamazov
Spouse
Children Sonya (1868)
Lyubov (1869–1926)
Fyodor (1871–1922)
Alexey (1875–1878)

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Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (/ˌdɒstəˈjɛfski, ˌdʌs-/;Russian: Фёдор Миха́йлович Достое́вский; IPA: [ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ dəstɐˈjɛfskʲɪj]; 11 November 1821 – 9 February 1881), sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes.

He began writing in his 20s, and his first novel, Poor Folk, was published in 1846 when he was 25. His major works include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). Dostoyevsky's oeuvre consists of 11 novels, three novellas, 17 short stories and numerous other works. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest psychologists in world literature. His 1864 novella Notes from Underground is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature.


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