I don’t know how to be silent when my heart is speaking. - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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I don’t know how to be silent when my heart is speaking.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

White Nights · 1848 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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About Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky or Dostoevsky [Фёдор Миха́йлович Достое́вский] (11 November 1821 - 9 February 1881) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and journalist. 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. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, as multiple of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces.

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Also Known As

Pen Names: Д. • Друг Кузьмы Пруткова • Зубоскал • —ий • М. • Летописец • М-ий • Н. Н. • Пружинин • Зубоскалов • Ред. • Ф. Д. • N.N.

Native Name: Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский

Alternative Names: Dostoievski • Fyodor Dostoievski • Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoievski • Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky • Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky • F.M. Dostoiewski • Fyodor Dostoevsky • Fyodor Doestoevsky • Doestoevsky

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