

The House of the Dead (1862) is based on his imprisonment and The Gambler (1866) on his own gambling addiction. His first, Poor Folk (1846), was followed the same year by The Double. His novels are concerned especially with faith, suffering, and the meaning of life they are famous for their psychological depth and insight and their near-prophetic treatment of issues in philosophy and politics. Later he published and wrote for several periodicals while producing his best novels. In 1849 he was arrested for belonging to a radical discussion group sentenced to be shot, he was reprieved at the last moment and spent four years at hard labour in Siberia, where he developed epilepsy and experienced a deepening of his religious faith. Dostoyevsky gave up an engineering career early in order to write. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!įyodor Dostoyevsky, (born Nov.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.

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