How it was written

Dostoevsky wrote Crime and Punishment in debt, in a hurry, and after years in a Siberian prison camp.

1. 
   1849

   Facing the firing squad

   Arrested for belonging to a banned discussion group, Dostoevsky was sentenced to death. The sentence was changed at the last moment.

2. 
   1850s

   Siberia

   He spent years in exile in Siberia, first in a prison camp, then as a soldier.

3. 
   1865

   In debt

   Back in Petersburg and deep in debt, he offered a story to the magazine The Russian Messenger.

4. 
   1866

   Twelve instalments

   The novel ran in the magazine from January to December 1866.

5. 
   1866

   Two books at once

   He also had to finish The Gambler by a strict deadline. A stenographer, Anna Snitkina, helped him. She later became his wife.

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• Crime and PunishmentWikipedia

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