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About This Novel

The nineteenth century in which Dostoevsky lived was a declining century. In that irrational era, people doubted all final conclusions, inherent nobility, royal power, and faith. In 1849, Dostoevsky was arrested for participating in a secret rally against the Tsar and angering the authorities. The following year, he was sentenced to exile in Siberia and served four years of hard labor. The painful life spent with criminals gave him a profound observation of the dark side of Russian society, and he also gained new concepts about human life, the good and evil in human nature, and the character of the Russian people. These observations and concepts are presented in "Crime and Punishment". The author himself said that this is "a confession about a criminal."

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