Dostoevsky

or Do·sto·yev·sky, Do·sto·ev·ski, Do·sto·yev·ski, Do·stoi·ev·ski

[ dos-tuh-yef-skee, duhs-; Russian duh-stuh-yef-skyee ]

noun

1. Fyo·dor Mi·khai·lo·vich [fyoh, -der mi-, kahy, -l, uh, -vich, fyaw, -d, uh, r, myi-, khahy, -l, uh, -vyich], 1821–81, Russian novelist.

Dostoevsky

/ dəstaˈjɛfskij; ˌdɒstɔɪˈɛfskɪ /

noun

1. DostoevskyFyodor Mikhailovich18211881MRussianWRITING: novelist Fyodor Mikhailovich (ˈfjɔdər miˈxajləvitʃ). 1821–81, Russian novelist, the psychological perception of whose works has greatly influenced the subsequent development of the novel. His best-known works are Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1868), The Possessed (1871), and The Brothers Karamazov (1879–80)

Example Sentences

“The Idiot” is a nearly five-hour slog by a Polish-Russian contemporary of Shostakovich about another Dostoevsky outsider who succumbs to visions of grandeur.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a treasure trove of literary titans from Franz Kafka to Fyodor Dostoevsky.

From BBC

“A lot of it was inside jokes for ourselves,” said Studebaker, who paraphrased a wry quote from “The Gambler” by Fyodor Dostoevsky: “You gamble with your friends because you like to see them humiliated.”

From Los Angeles Times

He slipped his toothbrush, toothpaste, socks, slippers, snacks and a book – Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” — into a transparent bag.

From Seattle Times

He mastered Russian quickly and read Dostoevsky and Tolstoy in the original.

From Los Angeles Times