Dostoevsky

Dostoevsky by Graham Sears

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881)

Childhood/family life - He was the second of seven children. His mother was Maria, and his father was Mikhail. His mother died in 1837 because of sickness. Shortly after, his father died in 1839. It is believed he was killed by his own servants in a drunken rage; however, others say it was from natural causes. personality of the author

Most Famous Writings Year:Book 1864: Notes from the Underground 1866: Crime and Punishment 1873: Bobok

Anything else of interest- In 1849 he was put into jail for stirring up revolutionary activity towards Czar Nicholas I.