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Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky is a Russian novelist who is considered by many people to be one of the greatest writers ever. His first novel, Poor Folk, appeared in 1846. In 1849 he was arrested for his socialist beliefs, and was sent to a prison settlement in Siberia for four years. In 1859, he published the humorous Village of Stepanchikovo, and two years later – The House of the Dead, where he recalled his prison experiences. He lived abroad for some time, but returned to Russia in 1871.
His novels Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Possessed and the great work of his last years, The Karamazov Brothers, all show his genius for psychological analysis of character and creating narrative tension.
Notes: settlement – поселение
“Crime and Punishment” – “Преступление и наказание”
“The Possessed” – “Бесы”
narrative tension – напряженность повествования
