Crime and Punishment

‘Crime and Punishment‘ is a work by a classic of Russian literature and one of the best world-class novelists F. M. Dostoevsky (1821–1881).*** The hero of the book, Rodion Raskolnikov, decided to test his theory about the existence of people who are allowed to commit murders and those who cannot do this. The novel is called an encyclopedia of life in Russia in the 60s of the 19th century. The work is a mandatory part of the school curriculum. Dostoevsky wrote many wonderful works: ‘The Idiot‘, ‘The Brothers Karamazov‘, ‘Demons‘, ‘Poor People‘, ‘The Humiliated and Insulted‘, ‘The Gambler‘, ‘White Nights‘, ‘The Meek‘, ‘The Boy at Christ‘s Christmas Tree‘ , ‘Netochka Nezvanova‘. The importance of Dostoevsky‘s work for world literature and philosophy is difficult to overestimate. Without exaggeration, he can be called the most famous and widely read Russian writer, who gained fame not only for the artistic merits of his prose, but also for their philosophical and moral content.