Published to great acclaim and fierce controversy in 1866, Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment has left an indelible mark on global literature and our modern world, and is still known worldwide as the quintessential Russian novel. Readers of all backgrounds have debated its historical, cultural, and spiritual dimensions, probing the moral and ethical dilemmas that Dostoevsky so brilliantly stages throughout his narrative. Yet, at its heart, this...

One of the most profound works of modern literature, Notes from Underground (first published in 1864) remains a cultural and literary masterpiece. Fyodor Dostoyevsky is best, known for his psychological works of fiction. His characters and plots all carry psychosomatic troubles and problems that help make the stories more relatable to the reader. In these pages, Dostoevsky unflinchingly examines the dark, mysterious depths of the human heart. In this...