Dostoevsky entered the Siberian penal system in 1850. It was here that he formed his life philosophy and studied the human psyche.

I’m working on a reading guide to Dostoevsky that focuses on how his time in Siberia influenced everything he wrote.

Starting with Notes from a Dead House, an autobiographical account of his years in Siberia.

“If I did not discover Russia, then I did at least get to know its people well, so well as only a few people know them.”