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Dostoyevsky
(dŏsˌtə-yĕfˈskē, -toi-, dŭs-), Feodor Mikhailovich 1821-1881.
or Dos·to·ev·ski
Russian writer whose works combine religious mysticism with profound psychological insight. His four great novels are Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1868-1869), The Possessed (1871), and The Brothers Karamazov (1879-1880).
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- Dosˈto·yevˈski·an adjective
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