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Fedor Dostoievsky

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and journalist. His literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. His most acclaimed novels include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880).

Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, as multiple of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces. His 1864 novella Notes from Underground is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature. As such, he is also looked upon as a philosopher and theologian as well.

(Russian: Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский) (see also Fiodor Dostoïevski)


“Il faut détruire l'idée de Dieu dans l'esprit de l'homme. Alors chacun saura qu'il est mortel, sans aucun espoir de résurrection, et chacun se résignera à la mort avec une fierté tranquille. L'homme s'abstiendra de murmurer contre la brièveté de la vie et il aimera ses frères d'une affection désintéressée. L'amour ne procurera que des jouissances brèves, mais la conscience même de cette brièveté en renforcera l'intensité autant que jadis elle se diluait dans les espérances d'un amour éternel.”
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“La belleza es algo misterioso y terrible. Ahí luchan la maldad y la bondad, y su campo de batalla es el corazón del hombre”
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