Fiodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky Moscow, (1821-1881) was one of the leading writers and novelists of the Russian Empire, whose literature explores human psychology in the complex political, social, and spiritual context of Russian society in the second half of the 19th century. At the age of 20, he began working as a translator in St. Petersburg and published his first novel, Poor Folk, which earned him almost instant and fleeting fame

He was sentenced to exile in Siberia and later to death, pardoned just moments before, which would serve as a boost to establish himself as a successful writer. In his works, he shows traits of modernity, dealing in detail with the everyday moments of the time and a realistic tone in the dialogues with ironic touches.

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