Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky composed short stories, essays, and journals. His literature explores humans in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century and engages with a variety of philosophies and themes.

His works, such as the novels Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov combine religious mysticism with profound psychological insight.

Many literary critics rate him among the greatest authors of world literature and consider multiple books written by him to be highly influential masterpieces. Some consider his Notes from Underground of the first existentialist literature. He is also well regarded as a philosopher and theologian.

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