The Fyodor Dostoyevsky Group discussion

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Revealing article of Dostoyevsky's genius and addiction for gambling.
In November 1866 , suffocated by debts, he had to accept a Machiavellian contract with his publisher: if he published a new novel in twenty-six days, the editor was paid 3,000 rubles with which to meet its creditors, if he failed , he would lose the copyright of his works.
The challenge was very difficult because Dostoevsky was to deliver further chapters of Crime and punishment committed Courier newspaper . The writer is plunged into marathon sessions : mornings , Crime and punishment, and in the afternoons , the new novel.
And well, he succeeded with the help of a secretary who typed his dictation and "The Gambler" was created in 26 days.
So fitting a title as ever, guess where he celebrated his success! :)

http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?r...

Wow! This is a wonderful article, Dolors. Writers are genius, more so when they are in debt. Phew.

This webpage is about a Russian film “Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky” with an excellent actor Anatoly Solonitsyn as the writer.
http://russianfilm.blogspot.gr/2010/0...

I’ve seen this film, have no doubts in recommending it.

Sergei wrote: "This webpage is about a Russian film “Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky” with an excellent actor Anatoly Solonitsyn as the writer.
http://russianfilm.blogspot.gr/2010/0......"

Simon wrote: "Albert Camus written a play based on Dostoyevsky's most controversial 1872 novel Bésy. The English translation variously titled as The Possessed/ The Devil/ The Demon.

This highly political novel ..."

Thanks for the links, Simon and Sergei. You both are contributing some really great stuff.

http://www.thelectern.blogspot.com/20...

Thanks for the links, Eligers and Jeremy. We'll surely discuss them further once regular reading of Dostoyevsky's books start here.

Thank you so much for the wonderful links, everyone!!

For those already a little familiar with Dostoevsky's work, a two-part old black & white documentary of sorts:

Part I (9 min): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG1v6u...
Part II (5 min): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQRafw...

A&E biography of Dostoevsky (32 min)
(interesting even if the beginning is missing)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DvI-E...

History Channel "Russia: the Land of the Tsars"
20 parts on YouTube (10 minutes each)

Dostoevsky's time is covered in:

Part 16 (Nicolas I):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlaLQP...
(Decembrist Revolt, Crimean War...)

Part 17 (Alexander II):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrcKS8...
(emancipation of serfs, "the people's will"...)

Or in DVDs:
http://www.amazon.com/Russia-Land-Tsa...

Links to Eichenberg illustrations posted by Book Portrait in 'The Den' thread. Great Stuff:

http://hnsm167jr.wordpress.com/

http://sacredartpilgrim.com/collectio...

The Russian Museum

The Russian Museum today is a unique depository of artistic treasures, a leading restoration center, an authoritative institute of academic research, a major educational center and the nucleus of a network of national museums of art.

The Russian Museum collection contains more than 400.000 exhibits. The main complex of museum buildings - the Mikhailovsky Palace and Benois Wing - houses the permanent exhibition of the Russian Museum, tracing the entire history of Russian art from the tenth to the twentieth centuries. The museum collection embraces all forms, genres, schools and movements of art.

Over the past twenty years, the museum complex has grown to include the Stroganov Palace, St Michael's (Engineers) Castle and the Marble Palace. The complex also includes the Mikhailovsky Gardens, Engineering Gardens, Summer Garden (including the Summer Palace) and the House of Peter the Great.

http://www.rusmuseum.ru/eng/museum/

Russian Art in the second half of the nineteenth century at the Orsay Museum


http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/events/e...


Nikolaï Kusnetsov (1850-1929) Celebration Day 1879
Moscow, Tretyakov Gallery


Ivan Kramskoi (1837-1887) Christ in the Desert 1872
Moscow, Tretyakov Gallery

"Dostoevsky" - Russian miniseries

Seven parts available on YouTube. In Russian. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmtlX1...


http://www.arte.tv/guide/fr/048736-00...

Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow

Excellent collection of Russian art:

http://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/en/


Perov, Vasily Grigorievich - Portrait of Fedor Dostoyevsky 1872

Simon wrote: "Albert Camus written a play based on Dostoyevsky's most controversial 1872 novel Bésy. The English translation variously titled as The Possessed/ The Devil/ The Demon.

This highly political novel of imperial Russia is also a source of Dostoyevsky's idea of nihilism.
Its so interesting that there exists a dramatical version of a great novel from another great writer."

As a bonus here is Camus giving an interview on his adaption of Demons and Dostoevsky in general: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dICwQH...

This is an interesting link connecting TBK and questions regarding existence of God:

http://www.uri.edu/students/szunjic/p...

Some great resources here I have never heard of and am excited to find... Especially the Camus adaptation of Demons, the biographical miniseries and the “26 Days in the Life..”

I have recently been helped by this blog https://projectdblog.wordpress.com/ while reading Demons and wanted to pass it along.

Dennis Abrams gives summaries and commentaries on each segment of Dostoevsky’s major 4 works, which he read throughout the scope of one year: Crime & Punishment, The Idiot, Demons, and Brothers Karamazov.

Thanks to everyone for the great list of sources here!

Book Portrait wrote: ""Dostoevsky" - Russian miniseries

Seven parts available on YouTube. In Russian. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmtlX1...


http://www.arte.tv/guide/fr/048736-00..."


I just started watching this series (included on Amazon Prime) and am really enjoying it. Definitely worth finding if possible.

I just re-listened to this 2012 talk at Wright College by Irwin Weil about Dostoevsky— basically he gives a good sketch of his life & career and touches a bit on Notes from Underground l, The Idiot, The Brothers Karamazov. He’s very easy to listen to and I recommend it as a good introduction to Dostoevsky:

https://youtu.be/ayh-ehvFVfU

(I haven’t read all of Dostoevsky’s works but I’m not sure I’m convinced that Dostoevsky’s personal faith or refutation of atheism can be explained by his admiration of Christ, however.)

Thanks, Amyjzed! I'll listen to this. Sounds good!