Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, sometimes transliterated as
Dostoyevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and
journalist. Numerous literary critics regard him as one of the greatest
novelists in all of world literature, as many of his works are considered
highly influential masterpieces. Dostoevsky's literary works explore the human condition 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).
