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What kind of censorship was Dostoevsky avoiding by obscuring place names?
In the opening paragraph of Crime and Punishment, two locations, S— Lane and K—n Bridge, are identified only by their first and final letters. My translation has a footnote which says that Dostoevsky ...
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The Brothers Karamazov - When was Russia saved before?
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Book VI, Chapter 3
And how suprised men would be if I were to say that from these meek
monks, who yearn for solitary prayer, the salvation of Russia will
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What was a "prince" in Dostoevsky's times, i.e. mid-late 19th century?
In Dostoevsky's The Idiot, the main character is Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin. Sometimes the word "prince" almost seems an honorary title, e.g.
"Here you all are now," the prince began, "looking ...
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