Dostoevsky's works

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Dostoevsky's "The Gambler" Synopsis and Impressions - A realistic portrayal of the psychology of gambling addiction from first-hand experience.

Set in a German sanatorium, the film is a realistic portrayal of the human psyche, with its morbid love affair between a young governess and a general's daughter, and its obsession with gambling.

Why do people get addicted to gambling, and what exactly is the psychology of people who are addicted to gambling?

Dostoevsky was a severe gambling addict.

This work is quite gruesome, reflecting the events he actually experienced.
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Synopsis and Impressions of Dostoevsky's Masterpiece "Crime and Punishment" - Experience Dostoevsky's black magic in this work.

When Dostoevsky wrote this novel, he was "burning like a fever," mentally and physically in extreme conditions, locked in his room from morning to night to write.

It is now the realm of madness.

This work, written in one fell swoop by such a monster Dostoevsky, has a black-magical magic.

Seeing is believing. Please feel cheated and read it first. It is worth it. I am sure you will understand the meaning of black magic. This will be a rare reading experience for you.
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Dostoevsky's "Crocodile" Synopsis and Impressions - Humorous short story satirizing money worship and socialist ideology.

Slapstick drama about Ivan Matveevich, who was swallowed whole by a crocodile.

The work is somewhat satirical and has a parody or contrived atmosphere.

I remember being surprised when I read it for the first time, thinking, "Dostoevsky writes this kind of work.

The work is unintentionally giggle-worthy, with exquisitely spiced humor sprinkled throughout.

Heavy, dark, and difficult. Dostoevsky has such a strong image, but this work gives us a sense that there are also works with this kind of humor.
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Synopsis and Impressions of "Memoirs in the Basement" - A work in full Dostoevskyian style - The cry of a very twisted man's soul.

This work is so close to Dostoevsky's roots that it has been called "the key to unlocking Dostoevsky's entire oeuvre.

It is the perfect work to experience Dostoevsky's character.

Although Dostoevsky is famous for many large works, "Memoirs in a Basement" is highly recommended because it is easy to read in terms of quantity. It is a work that should be read by all.

I feel that this work has stood the test of time and is still a groundbreaking work that breaks through the blockages of modern society.
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Dostoevsky's "Impressions of the Summer Written in Winter" Synopsis and Impressions - A severe criticism of Western society! A unique European travelogue

This "Impressions of Summer Written in Winter" is a very important work for understanding Dostoevsky's view of Europe.

Another good point of this work is that we can see the "strange traveler" Dostoevsky. It is a great opportunity to enjoy a different Dostoevsky than in his novels.

Although it is not a collected work, I strongly feel that "Impressions of Summer Written in Winter" is a work that deserves to be more widely available to the world.

I think Japanese people can especially relate to this content.
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Dostoevsky's "A Tale of the Present" Synopsis and Comments - The kindness of the story may be too much trouble for others.

Various reference books and commentaries explain that Dostoevsky was a humanitarian (humanist) writer before "Memoirs in the Basement," but when I first started reading the complete works of Dostoevsky, it was difficult to understand what this meant.

But when I read through the whole collection and bumped into this piece, I thought, "Oh! I see!" I was completely relieved of my doubts.

This is a very informative work on Dostoevsky's humanitarianism.
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Dostoevsky's "The Oppressed" Synopsis and Comments - Where does the snarky love triangle lead?

My personal impression of this work can be summed up in one word: "Toothless! That's all I have to say.

Typical "nice guy," the main character Vanya is in love with his childhood friend Natasha, a brilliant and talented woman. However, Natasha falls in love with a typical no-good guy, and even abandons her family, leading to her down the road to ruin.

Vanya is unable to leave Natasha behind, and she is forced to take care of her, and even to arrange things with her love interest.

The sadness of the "good guys" is depicted in this and many other ways.
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Dostoevsky's "Record of the House of Death" Synopsis and Comments - A masterpiece about the extreme life in Siberian exile!

It is a memoir of Dostoevsky, a monster of psychological exploration, who lived with and closely observed the extraordinary prisoners in the extreme conditions of a Siberian jail, so how could it not be interesting? As Tolstoy and Turgenev praised, the scenes depicted in this work are as realistic and lifelike as if you were watching a movie.
This novel is recommended as a gateway to Dostoevsky's works, along with "Crime and Punishment.
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Dostoevsky, "My Uncle's Dream" and "Stepanchikovo Village and Its Inhabitants" Synopsis and Comments

The two works presented here were written during the period when Dostoevsky was serving as a lone soldier in Semipalantinsk after his four-year Siberian exile.

Semipalantinsk is now in northern Kazakhstan, where Russian border guards were stationed at the time of Dostoevsky's stay.

Dostoevsky was not allowed to return to St. Petersburg immediately after his Siberian exile, but was given an assignment as a border guard in a frontier region without leaving it!
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Synopsis of Dostoevsky's early works

This article will provide a brief synopsis of the works written from 1846 to the Siberian exile in 1849.

Dostoevsky has a strong image of long stories, such as "Crime and Punishment," "Evil Spirits," and "The Brothers Karamazov," but in fact he wrote many short stories in the early years of his writing career.

However, after his debut novel, "The Poor People," he continued to suffer. His work was continually criticized by the literary world, and he was unable to produce anything that could be called a hit at all.

The early short stories I am about to introduce to you are from such a painful period of Dostoevsky's life.