Crime and Punishment Analysis (Part 1)

I decided to re-read and analyse Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. My main goal is to discuss it with you and to broaden my perspective.You can tune in every week and share your thoughts in the comments and ask questions, so that we can create a community of open-minded people who want to dive deeper into the books they read.

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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT PART 2

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT PART 3

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT PART 4

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT PART 5

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Six Musical Moments, D. 780 - III. Allegro moderato in F minor by Franz Schubert
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[tristanandtheclassics]

This is wonderful Sophia. This is the kind of bookish material I love and adore. Superb. Bravo.😃🎩❤

[jbriaz]

This is a terrific video. Great insight! Thanks for making it!

[lizasaakadze]

If my 14 year old self knew that at the age of 22 she would spend Friday evenings listening to in depth analysis of classical literature she’d jump of a building. But as 22 year old wholeheartedly enjoyed it. Unfortunately my russian is not strong enough to read it in original ( tried and failed miserably) so i am so happy i got to listen to all the details. I wish i could listen to every other classics such in depth analysis done by you. Thanks a lot.

[HeyyAdie]

Thank you so much for this! I just finished part 1 and looked for further analyses and got into your video. I wish I have words to express how amazed I am the way you present your ideas. 🥰

[jeffseng]

I actually heard about you from Tristan who gave you a very kind shout out. I really love your analysis and you have made my understanding richer. You are an excellent presenter and brought me right back into the book.

[LuisFZ]

Amazing analysis, I didn't realise most of these subtleties! Also, one thing that did draw my attention was that he kills Alonya with the blunt part of the axe and Lizaveta with the sharp one. That is specified in the book, but I didn't find anyone on the internet addressing it...

[curiousme]

I have just finished reading the book today. My second time, the first time was back at school. The book is astonishing and phenomenal! I stumbled upon your analyses by chance and really liked your way of presented facts and interesting detailed. I’m going to watch your entire series on the book. Thank you!

[KoiKen]

This is exactly what I was looking for! I’m currently in my first read through, in my native tongue (Spanish). I see I’m missing out a lot of detail and nuance, be it out of dumbness and lack of attention or because it got lost in translation… I’m happy to have found someone who’s actually knowledgeable both in the content of the book and the original language, thank you very much for your work!! It will be a great guide as I read along

[EmilynWood]

The first time I read this book was for a Dostoyevsky class, and I went into it already knowing that *spoiler* he commits murder, but it was still quite the ride for me. Even though it's not in 1st person, it still felt like I was in his head.
I am still blown away by the depth of this book, and as I am a Christian, the Christian themes resonate with me deeply. I wish more Christians would talk about this book.

[maximiliano]

I finished this book last night. The plan was to finish it in a couple of days but it got intense and I couldn't stop. One thing that I am wondering its if Dostoevsky might have had bipolar disorder. I don't know if Rodya is a character based on his own experiences or someone else's. Rodya has severe fits of depression to the point where he stays in bed for days not doing anything. Then there is the other extreme where he walks around aimlessly, at times talking to himself, and even doing hand gestures while talking to himself. Then there is the irritability, the inability to maintain a linear thought process, and of course the grandiosity. At one point he compared himself to the Napoleon. I don't even know if the diagnosis existed back then. I also read the double and that book it's definitely describing someone who has lost touch with reality. Just an observation.

Anyways. it's cool to see analysis of books from different perspectives. it's like finding hidden Easter eggs or looking at an Easter egg rom a different point of view.

[kresimirvunic]

I watched your video on Chekhov a while back. I'm almost finished with my Croatian translation of Crime and Punishment (Zločin i Kazna) by Zlatko Crnković (one of the greatest literary translators our country has produced). The last quarter of the novel is incredibly intense: I've been thinking much about culminations in Dostoyevsky's major novels, everything ends in flames! The late Harold Bloom rightly termed Dostoyevsky an apocalyptic novels.

[durianjaykin]

Thank you so much for explaining the context to this foreigner! I love Raskolnikov, hes so relatable

[hajayedamir]

I wish I found your channel before.
I started reading Crime and Punishment the same time you uploaded these videos and now watching your videos I realize I missed a lot of points.
I'm certainly going to read C&P again and I'll get to these videos when I do.

[CB-vgwq]

Wow! your ability to point out interesting elements of this novel is the most insightful I have ever heard. Thank You so much for sharing.

[BigDaddy]

Greatest book ever written! This is one of the best analyses I’ve heard on here.

[JoeLouis]

This video is absolutely perfect for my Dutch assignment. You helped me a lot with this video and the part 2. Thank you!

[KAMI-xryi]

this was really really helpful and a super great analysis, thanks a lot for making this video 😊

[porkrc]

Thank you so much for these well thought-out and beautiful analyses!

These have been a fantastic companion to the text!

[DrChadJohnson]

Fantastic analysis, can't wait to see the rest of them. Your smile and demeanor are soft and beautiful.

[kenzobenzo]

great video, very helpful to my understanding of the text and to my schoolwork