DOSTOEVSKY'S ST PETERSBURG | Crime and Punishment locations

This video is about Fyodor Dostoyevsky and the part of St Petersburg where he lived and where his great novels were written. This part of the city used to be inhabited by criminals and poor people. It's scary and mystical but at the same time attractive in a way. I will tell you about the life of Dostoyevsky in St Petersburg and will show you the spots where the main events of Crime and Punishment took place. Enjoy! ❤

[alexanderross]

Thank you for your tour of actual St Petersburg locations where scenes from Dostoevsky's novel were set. It has been many years since I read the novel but it was the most impactful novel I've ever read. Dostoevsky was an amazing writer. I've only read the English translation of Crime and Punishment but I'm told that Dostoevsky's literary style in original Russian had a "rough" and direct quality to it.

[brianpineda]

i think it's amazing how dostoiewsky description of the places in the city is so spot on that even before seeing this video i had imagined thr places to be very similar to what you have showed. thank you so much. such a great great video.

[thebeautifulones]

Crime and Punishment is a masterpiece. This makes me want to read it again. Love the background music.

[carlwelliott]

I read Crime and Punishment 2 times. Until this video I thought that places in the novel were fictional. Thank you for this video.

[susanpfaust]

i read cRIME AND pUNISHMENT WHEN i WAS 16-17 years old and went on to read more Dostoevsky novels. He became a favorite author of mine. I took two semesters of Russian literature in translation in college- Columbia U.--and was so impressed. We read Gogol, Turgenev, Chekhov, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Goncharov, and then Nabokov, Biely, etc. Russian literature is among the richest literary traditions in the world. I am now trying to learn Russian language-very hard! Wish me luck. I love your videos.

[julioguzman]

I cant belive it! I love Dostoyevsky! In fact Crime and Punishment was the first novel that I read about him! I enjoyed a lot this video! you earn a new follower!

[EminAnimE]

Pretty cool seeing Raskolnikov's path to Ivanovna's house.

[avdotyaromanovna]

This is the most beautiful content for who loves Crime and Punishment and doesn't know how kind of city is the St. Petersburg. Of course, Dostoevsky was describing all the places very well in his novel, but I couldn't imagine exactly. Thank you so much ❤

[QueenOfKronstad]

That was fun, thank you for the tour. I have read Crime And Punishment, The Idiot, and The Possessed by Dostoyevsky, and currently I am reading The Brothers Karamazov. And I really enjoy his writing, it is so well done, and I feel like I understand him and his thoughts. I have been in Leningrad as it was called then, in 1990, right before what took place with Gorbachev and Yeltsin. I write also, and if I could become as good as Dostoyevsky, I’ll be so happy.

[dr.bruceloisel]

I just finished reading Crime and Punishment for the first time yesterday. I think I understand his attraction to the margins of society, it's so much more interesting than the suburbs. What an amazing book - his descriptions of the inner workings of the characters is remarkable. Thank you for the video, it was really interesting. I am going to read The Idiot next, what an amazing writer.

[aragorniielessar]

I have read all of Dostoevsky`s books, he is my all time favorite author, i love Russian literature.

[MN-ires]

Thank you. I have enjoyed your video very much. It's the Saint-Petersburg that I like too.
St-Petersburg of Dostoevsky is probably like London of Dickens.
Criminal, poor, bleak, depressive and still somehow mysterious and impressive.

[ivanhicks]

Elena - -Your travel through time in St Petersburg has brought Dostoyevsky alive - -How - -By Your talent of description that makes the subject real - -Thank You for sharing Your Insite with us - -Please Continue --

[arunkumar]

A thousand salutations to you from India! I am overwhelmed with emotion! I am a writer myself and I never imagined a video like this existed! Thanks a lot! Your English is perfect which is a bit surprising!

[auscomvic]

I used to relish the secret moral rebellion of Raskolnikov, but never realised the buildings actually existed.

[andreamckinney]

Amazing, thank you for the tour, Elena! Very helpful as I read Crime & Punishment for a second time.

[LouisHansell]

Elena, this was another well-done video. You capture the atmosphere of your subject and inform the viewer in an entertaining way. Keep up your fine work!
That execution was scheduled for dawn on December 22, 1849. Dostoyevsky was one of three prisoners that were to be executed. But the 'letter' that arrives just before the execution was a ploy, another way prisoners were tortured. The prisoners weren't going to be executed, they were going to go through this staged execution nightmare before being sent to a Siberian prison. One had his hair go completely white at the fright, one went completely mad, and Dostoyevsky survived his four-year sentence to write his great novels.

[eah]

I'm more familiar w/ Russian composers than literary figures -- but I did read (in English translation) 'Notes from Underground', as well as works by Anton Chekhov, Solzhenitsyn, and a few others (I also admit to reading Trotsky's autobiography) -- it's a shame that for many westerners the richness of Russian culture has been overshadowed by the East v West political conflicts of the 20th century, that unfortunately still persist today -- thanks for another nice video

[stevenaleshire]

Finally got to this gem. As always well produced and captured the timeless interesting aspects of the reality that inspired the author.

[wombat]

A fascinating look at St Petersburg; intelligent and very nicely narrated 🌞