Philosophical novel · freedom and faith · 1821–1881
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Put ideas to the test of human lives.
Moscow · Saint Petersburg · Omsk
Reading guides
A thread to guide your reading.
Original introductions to enter the works, discover their central questions and take the reflection further.
Freedom against the Crystal Palace
Follow the underground man’s case against rational egoism and ask whether the freedom he defends amounts to more than spite.
Notes from UndergroundA theory tested by life
Examine how Crime and Punishment turns Raskolnikov’s theory of extraordinary people into a lived experiment with unforeseen consequences.
Crime and PunishmentRebellion and the Grand Inquisitor
Read Ivan Karamazov’s rebellion and his poem of the Grand Inquisitor alongside Zosima’s teaching, the novel’s indirect reply.
The Brothers Karamazov