![]() ![]() However, he was constantly prevented from actually setting to work on his idea. Dostoevsky felt the ills of the time – widespread poverty, rising crime, heavy drinking – very keenly and wanted to shed light on them in his works. The years he spent in Siberian exile had a profound influence on the writer. He described the horrors of that period in the novel The House of the Dead. Novel inspired by labor campĭostoevsky spent four years in a hard labor camp in Siberia (1850 to 1854) for disseminating a banned letter by the critic and commentator Vissarion Belinsky. ![]() In 2016, the musical “Crime and Punishment” was staged in Moscow, while in London the novel was transformed into a rock musical. Stage plays based on the novel were held all over Europe in the 19th century, with Paul Ginisty’s 1888 production at the Paris Odeon theater being among the most memorable. His films Match Point (2005) and Irrational Man (2015) show clear parallels to the work.Ĭrime and Punishment has also greatly influenced the world of theater, too. ![]() Many modern movies also pay homage to the book, with Woody Allen being known for his admiration of Dostoevsky. Since its first movie adaptation in the Russian Empire in 1909, the novel has been adapted for screen dozens of times, including the renowned 1969 production by Soviet director Lev Kulidzhanov. What the Dickens? Did Dostoevsky borrow his themes from English novelist? ![]()
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