List of letters from Fyodor Dostoevsky explained

In almost fifty years, Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote more than 725 letters, 315 of which are preserved.[1] Although Dostoyevsky hated writing letters (but enjoyed reading letters), as he believed that he could not impress himself properly, they form a majority of his works. They are such important resources of his life and beliefs that the whole corpus of letters equals to a biography.[2]

Letters

List of letters by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (all dates follow the Julian calendar, except where noted).

Notes and References

  1. Complete Works, vol. 28(I), p. 7
  2. Complete Works, vol. 28(I), pp. 5–6