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~Fyodor Dostoyevsky~

~Fyodor Dostoyevsky~. Karl Dehmelt AP English 12 2/20/14. Early Life. Parents: Lithuanian Noble Family Non-optimal conditions Born November 11 th , 1821 2 nd of 8 children Strict upbringing, nightly readings Read heroic sagas by his nanny Profoundly religious 5 feet, 3 inches tall.

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~Fyodor Dostoyevsky~

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  1. ~Fyodor Dostoyevsky~ Karl Dehmelt AP English 12 2/20/14

  2. Early Life • Parents: Lithuanian Noble Family • Non-optimal conditions • Born November 11th, 1821 • 2nd of 8 children • Strict upbringing, nightly readings • Read heroic sagas by his nanny • Profoundly religious • 5 feet, 3 inches tall

  3. Adolescence • Mother died of tuberculosis in 1837 • Starts attending an engineering institute • Reclusive and interested in religion • Father died in 1839 • Epilepsy first reported • Extremely moody • “Dark Glasses”

  4. Early Career • Poor Folk - 1844 • First “social” Russian novel • The Double – negative reviews • Joins a social reform group • Russian Government fears revolution • “Conspirators” are caught • December 1849 – firing squad incident

  5. Siberian Exile • Exiled to Siberia for five years • Hard labor • Read nothing but the New Testament • Generally respected, but xenophobic • Notes from the House of the Dead • Released in 1854 • Married Maria Dmitrievna in 1857 • No works published until 1860

  6. Crime and Punishment • Visited Western Europe in 1863 • First marriage tapers off • January and February 1866 • The Russian Messenger: 500 new subscribers • Marries his secretary • Gambling Problem • Last part appeared in December 1866

  7. Last Decade (1871 – 1881) • Takes a five year honeymoon • 1871 – more financial trouble! • Health beginning to decline • Notes of the Fatherland • Relationship between father and son • Begins experiencing shortness of breath

  8. Last Years • Slavic Benevolent Society • Delivers an amazing speech in Moscow • June 8th, 1880 • January 25th, 1881, pulmonary hemorrhage • Has two more hemorrhages • Died on January 26th, 1881

  9. Relation to the Novel • Deeply religious man • Dostoyevsky’s ideas regarding society • Years in Siberia • Formative years • Numerous liaisons • Extremely philosophical

  10. “Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky

  11. ~Works Cited~ • "Dostoevsky’s Religion - Steven Cassedy." Dostoevsky’s Religion - Steven Cassedy. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2014. <http://www.sup.org/book.cgi?id=7648>. • "The Ethical Beliefs of Dostoevsky." People. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2014. <http://people.opposingviews.com/ethical-beliefs-dostoevsky-3781.html>. • "Fyodor Dostoevsky - Biography." Fyodor Dostoevsky. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2014. <http://www.egs.edu/library/fyodor-dostoevsky/biography/>. • "Fyodor Dostoevsky Biography." Fyodor Dostoevsky Biography. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2014. <http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/dostoevskybio.html>. • "Fyodor Dostoevsky (Dostoyevsky) | Biography | Author of Crime and Punishment." Fyodor Dostoevsky (Dostoyevsky) | Biography | Author of Crime and Punishment. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2014. <http://www.fyodordostoevsky.com/biography.php>. • "Grace in the Arts: Dostoevsky and His Theology." Grace in the Arts: Dostoevsky and His Theology. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2014. <http://www.faithalone.org/journal/1997ii/Townsend.html>.

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