Fedor Mikhailovich Dostoevski
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)
“На света няма нищо по- трудно от откровеността и по- лесно от ласкателството. Ако в откровеността има поне една стотна нотка фалш, веднага настъпва дисонанс, а след него скандал. А в ласкателството дори всичко, до последната нотка да е фалшиво, то и тогава е приятно и се слуша не без удоволствие; макар и с грубо удоволствие, но все пак с удоволствие. И колкото и да е грубо ласкателството, в него винаги поне половината изглежда истина."-”