1. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Crime and Punishment is a book written by Fyodor Dostoevsky who spent four years at a labour camp in Siberia, followed by four years of military service. Raskolnikov's time in a Siberian prison, described in the Epilogue of Crime and Punishment, is based on Dostoevsky's own experiences at a similar prison. Crime and Punishment is the story of a poor man in Russia who can only purge himself of his guilt through suffering. ... His dismissal of leftist political thought is evident in Crime and Punishment. ... Raskolnikov, the protagonist is a complicated man who commit a crime. ...
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