These fascinating programs tell the stories of Russia's greatest writers. These informative biographies present a revealing look into the events, people, and places that influenced the creation of the author?s major works,... more » and tell the story of the influence that Russia had on the history of western literature. Fyodor Dostoevsky, one of the greatest novelists of all-time, penetrated the human mind and heart with insight. His fiction has had a profound and enduring influence on the modern intellectual climate. Dostoevsky was born in Moscow on November 11, 1821. He had a gloomy childhood and at the age of 17 was sent to the military academy in St. Petersburg. Technical studies were of little interest to him, so upon graduation he decided to become a writer. His first novel, Poor Folk (1846) was highly praised for its sympathetic treatment of the downtrodden. In 1849, he joined a group of intellectuals who read and debated French socialist theories that were forbidden to be openly discussed in czarist Russia. The entire group was imprisoned and taken to a place of execution, but at the last moment they were reprieved, and the punishment was changed to penal exile. Nine years later he received permission to return to St. Petersburg where he resumed his literary career and wrote The Insulted and Injured (1861) and Notes From Underground (1864). The following years that he spent abroad to escape creditors were marked with much productivity, including the completion of three novels: Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1868), The Possessed (1872). When Dostoevsky returned to Russia in 1873 he was world-renowned. His last novel The Brothers Karamazov (1880), was completed not long before his death in St. Petersburg on February 9, 1881.« less
Genres:Documentary Sub-Genres:Documentary Studio:Kultur Video Format:DVD - Black and White,Color DVD Release Date: 05/29/2007 Original Release Date: 05/29/2007 Release Year: 2007 Run Time: 0hr 30min Screens: Black and White,Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English