Who was Dostoevsky?
Fyodor Dostoevsky, born on 11 November [ O.S. 30 October] 1821 in Moscow, was the second child of Dr. Mikhail Dostoevsky and Maria Dostoevskaya (born Nechayeva). He was raised in the family home in the grounds of the Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor, which was in a lower class district on the edges of Moscow.
What is polyphony in Dostoevsky’s writing?
An important stylistic element in Dostoevsky’s writing is polyphony, the simultaneous presence of multiple narrative voices and perspectives. Polyphony is a literary concept, analogous with musical polyphony, developed by Mikhail Bakhtin on the basis of his analyses of Dostoevsky’s works.
How long did it take Dostoevsky to write The Idiot?
In September 1867, Dostoevsky began work on The Idiot, and after a prolonged planning process that bore little resemblance to the published novel, he eventually managed to write the first 100 pages in only 23 days; the serialisation began in The Russian Messenger in January 1868.
What did Dostoevsky say about the power of the Tsar?
In an 1881 edition of his Diaries, Dostoevsky stated that the Tsar and the people should form a unity: “For the people, the tsar is not an external power, not the power of some conqueror but a power of all the people, an all-unifying power the people themselves desired.”
When did Dostoevsky write the Brothers Karamazov?
Book by Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1879 – 1880. The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he’s in prison. The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for. Fyodor Dostoevsky (2011). “The Brothers Karamazov”, p.440, Bantam Classics
Is there a crater named after Dostoevsky?
A crater on Mercury was named after him in 1979, and a minor planet discovered in 1981 by Lyudmila Karachkina was named 3453 Dostoevsky. Music critic and broadcaster Artemy Troitsky has hosted the radio show “FM Достоевский” (FM Dostoevsky) since 1997.