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Crime and Punishment
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Book Summary
Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment is a psychological novel centered on Rodion Raskolnikov, a financially struggling former student living in St. Petersburg. After developing a theory about exceptional individuals and moral transgression, he becomes involved in a crime that forces him to confront questions of guilt, conscience, responsibility, and the consequences of his ideas.
The novel follows Raskolnikov’s encounters with figures including Sonya Marmeladova, Porfiry Petrovich, Dmitri Razumikhin, Avdotya Raskolnikova,
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Released: Aug 20, 2026
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