Fyodor Dostoevsky: A Cornerstone of World Literature

A concise introduction to the author's life, family, works, and controversies.
 Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, one of Russia’s most influential novelists, was born on November 11, 1821, in Moscow. He was the second of seven children in a devout Orthodox Christian family. His father, Mikhail Dostoevsky, was a doctor at a...