Fyodor dostoevsky philosophy
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Fyodor Dostoevsky: A Brief Biography
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was born in Moscow on November 11, 1821. He was the second son of a physician and a member of the lower gentry. His father owned a somewhat dilapidated country estate and serfs. (This was before the emancipation of the serfs in 1861.) When Dostoevsky was fifteen, his mother died of tuberculosis. Not long after, both he and his brother Mikhail were sent to St. Petersburg to study in preparation for early entry into the Academy of Military Engineers. In June of 1839, while Dostoevsky remained in St. Petersburg, his father died under somewhat mysterious circumstances. After six years at the engineering academy, Fyodor resigned his commission and set out to satisfy his long time ambition to become a writer. His first published work, Poor Folk (1846), was a resounding success.
During his years in St. Petersburg, he began to associate with a radical political group—the Petrashevsky Circle—which embraced socialism and revolution. When the circle was eventually infiltrated by the secret police, Dostoevsky and his peer
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Fyodor Mikhailevich Dostoevsky biography
Fyodor Mikhailevich Dostoevsky
At Writers Theatre: Crime and Punishment ('03), Crime and Punishment ('07)
Fyodor Mikhailevich Dostoevsky (1821-1881) was born on October 30, 1821, in one of the worst neighborhoods of Moscow. His childhood home was flanked by filthy streets, which also housed a criminal cemetery, an insane asylum, and an orphanage for unwanted children. Dostoevsky's father taught the child that these economic hardships were laden onto him by God. As he studied his Bible, it was the story of Job that was most resonant for young Fyodor. As he of a man who endured tribulations to demonstrate his faith in God, Fyodor saw his own father's teachings reflected.
His fist novel, Poor Folk, was published in 1845 and very enthusiastically recieved. Dostoevsky soon fell in with the literary and political circles of Petersburg. The group believes that culture was the key to mass social reform, and they quickly caught the attention of Tsar Nicholas. Fearing that the more radical elements of the group would call for the overthr
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
"Dostoevsky" redirects here. For the surname, see Dostoevsky (surname).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mikhailovich and the family name is Dostoevsky.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky[a][b] (11 November [O.S. 30 October] 1821 – 9 February [O.S. 28 January] 1881)[3] was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. Numerous literary critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature,[3] as many of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces.[4][5] Dostoevsky's literary works explore the human condition in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. His most acclaimed novels include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872), The Adolescent (1875), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880)
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