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Dostoyevsky's Birth
A young genius hits enters the world crying out the sounds of agony that would later be embodied by his characters -
Dostoyevsky Leaves Nikolayev Military Engineering Institute
You can't change the mindset of a genius who wants to be heard -
Poor Folk Published
A young man releases his first novel. Little could the world know what greatness was to come -
Revolutions of 1848
People began to revolt against monarchies. #fightthepower -
Communist Manifesto Published
Karl Marx publishes the Communist Manifesto. Dostoyevsky would have none of it though and warned against the disasters such a system would bring. Did he have a crystal ball or just straight up genius? -
Dostoyevsky Nearly Dies
Dostoyevsky gets thrown in prison, sent to death row, and finds out the whole thing was a rouse. That'd be enough to make any genius go stupid. -
Dostoyevsky Sentenced to Labor
After his execution was revealed to be fake he was sentenced to four years of hard labor in a Siberian institute. Talk about rough character work! -
Crimean War Begins
The Crimean War begins and Nicholas I gets brutally defeated in 1856, making him tonight’s big loser -
Dostoyevsky is Sent to the Military
After his four years of labor he was then sent to serve in the military. He endured more hardships than his characters. Like father, like sons -
Dostoyevsky gets Married
Perhaps he was the husband under another wife's bed -
The Great Reforms
The Great Reforms were introduced by tsar Alexander II to catch Russia up with the rest of Western Europe. For a man operating in a country that was so behind Dostoyevsky was ahead of his time -
Crime and Punishment Published
You did the crime, you have to do the time -
Dostoyevsky Marries Again
He’s done it again folks! -
Dostoyevsky has his First Child
Her name was Sofya. She died three months later of pneumonia. It was reported Dostoyevsky "wept and sobbed like a woman in despair" -
The Idiot Published
I think it’s a book about Tyler. Zing! -
The Second Industrial Revolution
All of the new technology caused massive food shortages and pollution to spike. Russians contributed to global warming before it was cool. -
The Demons and The Devils Published
Stay true to the Lord's good word -
The Brothers Karamazov Published
Why can't we all just get along? -
Dostoyevsky Dies
Reports say Dostoyevsky had up to 100,000 mourners at his funeral. Bro had clout before the 'gram was even conceived. -
Tsar Alexander II Dies
The Tsar is killed when a member of People's Will, a radical group, throws a bomb at him. Talk about going out with a bang.