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Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821 - 1881) Russian writer, historical Russia. Dostoevsky is one of Russia's most outstanding writers. He addressed the political and social conditions of the time with psychological sensitivity. This also brought him into conflict with the authorities. The drawing shows the mock execution of other defendants on 22 January 1849. Dostoyevsky was arrested in the early hours of 23 April 1849 and sentenced to death. The death sentence was commuted to years of forced labour and imprisonment in a fortress

Date

19th century

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Heinz Krimmer

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BRK26B16_466

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24,2Mb (1,1Mb) / 11,4in x 8,3in / 3417 x 2480 (300dpi)

Keywords

outstanding time history literature writer drawing emperor politics court law social year month death Eastern Europe arrest Europe Russia early dead historic czar Russian arrested trial political justice drawn european legislative conflict Eastern European contemporary history defendant 19th century Dostoyevsky Tsarist Tsardom april Fortress author sketch East Europe Russian Federation historical tsar East European accused nineteenth century tzar legislation 1900s writers drawings emperors courts laws socially years months deaths czars trials justices legislatives conflicts defendants 19th-century historically Europe's historical image history image history images book author