| Born |
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky 11 November 1821
Moscow, Moskovsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died |
9 February 1881 (aged 59)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Occupation |
Military engineer, novelist, journalist |
| Education |
Military Engineering-Technical University, St. Petersburg |
| Genre |
Novel, short story, journalism |
| Subject |
Philosophy, Christianity, Theology |
| Literary movement |
Realism |
| Notable works |
Notes from Underground (1864)
Crime and Punishment (1866)
The Double (1846)
The Idiot (1868–1869)
Demons (1871–1872)
The Brothers Karamazov (1879–1880) |
| Years active |
1846-1880 |
| Spouse |
Maria Dmitriyevna Isaeva
(m. 1857; died 1864)
Anna Grigoryevna Snitkina
(m. 1867) |
| Children |
4, including Lyubov Dostoevskaya |