I want to suffer so that I may love. - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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I want to suffer so that I may love.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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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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Native Name: Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский

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

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