Dostoyevsky

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1. Dostoyevsky - Noun

2. Dostoyevsky - Proper noun

Meaning

Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)

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Before his arrest for participating in the Petrashevsky Circle in 1849, Dostoyevsky remarked, "As far as I am concerned, nothing was ever more ridiculous than the idea of a republican government in Russia." Source: Internet

Although theologian George Florovsky described Dostoyevsky as a "philosophical problem", because it is unknown whether Dostoyevsky believed in what he wrote, many philosophical ideas are found in books such as A Writer's Diary and The Brothers Karamazov. Source: Internet

Despite the circumstances, Dostoyevsky consoled the other prisoners, such as the Petrashevist Ivan Yastrzhembsky, who was surprised by Dostoyevsky's kindness and eventually abandoned his decision to commit suicide. Source: Internet

Brown, New Grove (1980), 18:628; Keller, 346–7; Maes, 161. This intensity was entirely new to Russian music and prompted some Russians to place Tchaikovsky's name alongside that of Dostoyevsky. Source: Internet

As his friend Konstantin Trutovsky once said, "There was no student in the entire institution with less of a military bearing than F. M. Dostoyevsky. Source: Internet

Classified as "one of the most dangerous convicts", Dostoyevsky had his hands and feet shackled until his release. Source: Internet

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