THE DIARYO F A WRITER F.M . DOSTOIEVSK Y TRANSLATED AND ANNOTATED RY BORIS BRASOL N.ew York GEORGE BRAZILLER COPYRIGII'J'01 919.B Y CHARLES SCRIBNER"S SONS Pri.ated in the UnitedS tateso f America PREFACE FEODOR l\1.D OSTOIEVSKwYa sb oronn O ctob3e0r1 ,8 21, inM oscoww,h erhei sf athear p,h ysicaitat nh eM aryH ospitfaolr theP oora,n da mano fm odesmte ansh imsewlafs,t henr esiding. Youngi Jostoievesdkuyc'ast iboeng arna theera rlwyh,e nh e was onlfiyv eH.i sp arenwtesr ev errye ligiaonudis m parttehde isri mple, butf ervefnati,t thot heisro nI.n t hee venintghsef athuesre dt o read altooau ldl mtehmeb erosf h isf amilKya ramzi(nq'.sv H.i)s ­ toryo ft heR ussiaSnt atoer,s omeo thecrl assical wloirtke.r ary WhenF eodorre achtehdea geo ft enh,i s fathera sbmoaulglh te state int heP rovinocfTe u lan,o tf arf rom:\ Joscow. tThhebe oryec ame intcoo ntawcitt rhu raRlu ssiAat.t hea geo ff ourteFeeno,d or entered a higshc hoionll\ loscoiwnw, hic1\hJ ichaheilse, l debrr other, was alssot udyiantgt het imeT.h isw asa model scwhhoe,r-;1ee. v en Universpirtoyf essgoarvsec oursfeosr puipnit lhse igher grades. In 1837D ostoievlsoksyht i sm othetro,w hom hew ast enderly devoteSdh.o rtalfyt ehre rd eathhe m atriculaattt ehdeE ngineering Schooiln S t.P etersbTuhrigs.t, o ow,a sa ne xcelleanptployi nted educatiionnsatli tuwthiiocwnha st heunn det1h ep atronoafgG er and Duke1\ 'lichatehleb, r othoefEr m peroKri cholIa.Es v end urintgh at earlpye riDoods toievbsekgyat no e vingcleo omayn dh ypochondriac traiotfsc haracHteer t.o onk oi nteriensh ti ss chooL�ates, keeping alooffr omt heeinrt ertainamneddn its�t ractTihoesn isyx.e arwsh ich hes penitn t heE ngineerSicnhgo oclo ntribmuutcehdt oh ism ental development, pabretciacuuhseles a prelnyat g readte aolf h ist ime inr eadianngd i ns elf-educIant1 i8o1n'1D. o stoievsfkayt'hdsei re d, andt hiwsa st hes ecosnedv esrheo ciknh ,>doyro'usn lgi fe. Aftegrr aduatiDoons,t oievesnktye rGeodv ernmesnetr vei,c but alll eahniisn lgasyi nt he fioefll di terwaorryk I.n 1845h e completheidsfi rsnto vePlo,o rF olkw,h icha, i ewm onthlsa ter, was publisihneT dh eS t.P etersgb Cuorllectai moang,az ineed ited v vi PRt:l<'ACt: •byN . A. Nekraso(vqv .).,a famouRsu ssiapnoe t.T hisfi rst worko fD ostoievwsaksye nthusiastgirceaeltbleyyd t heR ussian literwaorryl da,n dw ont hea pprovoaflB ielin(sqkv.y). ,w hose famea sa critwiacs t hena ti tzse nitThh.e s uccewshsi cahc com­ panieDdo stoievslkiyt'esr adreyb utb roughhti m intop ersonal contawcitt hB ielinasnkdyt harta diccailr colfew hichhe w ast he recognilzeeadd eDro.s toievbsekgya ans sociawtiitnhtg h esmee n, witwhh osvei ewhse h adn os ympatwhhya tsoeIvtewr a.s t hetnh at he madet hea cquaintoafno cnee P etrashevas rkeyv,o lutionary, whosaec tivictaimeets o t hen otiocfet hep oliucned eNri cholIa.s On Apri2l3 1,8 4P9e,t rasheavnsdka yl lh isa ssociaitnecsl,u ding Dostoievwsekryae,r restDeods.t oievwsaksay c cusoefdh avinrge ad alouadt o neo fP etrashevsky's Bmif'ef'ltinisnnkgoyst'.os r iJoeutst er toG ogo()q v..)o fJ ul1y5 1,8 4a7p,ro ptohsel atteCro'rsr espondence witFhr ienindw shi,c hhe e xpoundceodn servavtiievweAs f.t esre ven monthosf c onfinemeinntt heS S.P etearn dP aulF ortretshse Petrashetvrsikaycla met oa n endA.l lt hed efendawnetrses en­ tencetdod eatahn,d o nD ecembe2r,2 1 84t9h,e wye reb rougfhotr executtioot nh eS emenovsSkqyu arien S t.P etersbuHrogw.e ver, thed eatphe nalwtays c ommutebdy t heE mperoarn,d D ostoievsky wass ententcoef do uyre arosf h ardl aboirn S iberOina M.a rch2 , 185h4e,w asr eleasferodm p rison, after which, for several years, hes erveadsa privaitnet heS eventh SiberianH eB raet­talion. turnetdoE uropeRauns siian1 85T9w.o yearlsa tehre p ublished hisM emorisf rotmh Heo usoefD eatahni, n geniroeussu moef h is priseonx perienIcne1 s�.6 a4p pearedL ehtistf errostm h Uen der­ worlwdhi,c rhe vealtehdef ulplo weorf h isa nalytigceanli us. This novemla yb er egardaestd h en ucleoufsm anyp rofouindde awsh ich weres ubsequednetvleyl oipneC dr iema nPd unish(m1 e8n6t6T )h,e InsulatnedId n jur(e1d8 6T7h)e,I dio(8t16 8)T,h eP ossessed (1817871)2-,an di nT heB rothKearrsa ma(z1o8v78 98-o1). Dostoievesxkpyo undheidsp olitipchaill osoipnhT yh eD iary ofa Writ(e1r8 7138,71 687,7 a ndo nei ssueea chi n1 88aon d 1881)T.he l asits i,n a way,a uniqulei terparroyd ucthiaovni,n g noc ounteripnaw rotr lldi teratEuvardei.n egv ereys tablibsehlelde ­ tristpiact te(rnno vesla,t irder,a mar,e minisceenscseasyf,,a ble, et)c,.i ti sa boladt temopntt hep arotf a mano fg eniutsoe nter intaon i nformal cwoiltlhhoi qrsue ya decrrsi,t aincdsc orrespondents -att imeosn,m osli ntimattoep icIsn.s omeo ft hes ketchaeps­ pearinign t heD iarDoys toievtsokuyc hueposn manyo ft heb urn­ ingp roblewmist whh icRhu ssihaa dt oc onteanfdt etrh el iberation oft hep easanitn1s 6 81T.he p eoplbeec amceo nfusaenddt hec oun­ tryw as ina statoef b othn aturaanld s timulautnerde sTth.e se conditioofnsn ,ec essiftoyu,n tdh eirre flectiinol ni teratwuhriec h I J PREFACE vii inR usshiaas,a lwabyese ann a ccurbaatreo meotfpe urb lmioco dS" anda spiraAtsiN oenksr.a aspotvpl uyit t : A writiefhr e,b ea w ave, AndR ussbieaa s toromrya" n , Cannboutt b ei ng recaotm motion Whene lemeinnft usr rya ve. Whilmeuc hs paciesd evotientd h eD iartyopo litiqcuaels ­ tioness,p ecitaoRl ulsys ipaa'rist n t heu ltimsaettet leomfet nhte futudrees tionfiS elsa vdoDmo,s toievSslkayv'osp ihdielaae!'r e hardtlhyem ost appoerai lmipnogr tpaonrtt iooftn h eb ookWh.a t iso fg enuainndel astiinntge irse-stutos P eu shkpihnr'ass e- Hism indd'iss passoibosneerdv ations Andd olerfeuclo orfdh si hse art. Wherheu mapns ycholiosa gsys aywehde,rm ea n'ssu fferpienrg­s, plexiatnidme esn taaglo niaersed welutp onD,o stoietvhseuk ny­, riveadlp,le rspicraecaidooeufrst hem inadn dh earetm,re geasi a great friend aosaf g ohonSdma amnaairntie,ytv, e rre adayn de ager tol enhdi hse lpihnagnt do h imw hos tanhdesl plaensdhs o peless, battebryet dh set oramnsdt rageodfil eisfI ent. h isse ntsheDe iary isa noblheu madno cuemntR.o usseaanud'T so ls'tsos yomewhat pretent'i'ocuosn fesGsoieotnhsDe,i'"sc htuunndWl{a hrh1\eIiuts,­ setL'saC onfeds'suino n EdnufS iacnctal !leds, i milpaurb lic avowaalrse,e ithmeorr eo rl esesn tertamiE'n:i.'"n'rgos r,a uto­ biograpdhiisccaolu erssseesn,te igaoclelnyt ridce �a'.net d h,e sierl f­ denuinactioobnv,i ouisnltye nedietdh teord iagntohseea uthor's "mormaall adoyrt" o j ustiitbf yyr ea�o.fot nh rreo rbiindfl uences ofa vici"omuisl ioeruo "t hecri rcumstbaenycoeonsnd e c'osn trol. TheD iary,o nt heo ther choanntda,li intsat ulteo biogrmaap­hical teriTahlea. u tho"rl''is'sb ashfhuildldybe enh indc otuhlei osfs es thei mpetunoaursr atoinvleny;o wa ndt hen diota epsp eaasra mercea suaalll ustioso onm ethhianvgi an gge nerSailg nificiann ce thet reatmoefan tv ·i1s tu bjeTchtee. m phahseirsie sn oto n" I" buto n" youo,n"t hteh intghsaa tr ce ommotnoa lmle nt,o e very strma toufm odersno cieItfsy o.m oe fD ostoievvsik:ywm'sas y welble c hallengesdi,n ctehcreaiint·r -yt - annde vehra sb een­ questiAotna endyr. a te, tthhepeyr oadruoecf at d eeapn dk eenly analytmiicnawdlh icwha sf ascinbaytt ehdei nvis"icbhleem ical" and" thermsaple"c otfro at hpeero ep'lcso nscioaunsdne emsost ions. Preciisentl hye sfiee lds, ccaornecfE'uafllrleoydr n icdulreirossi't y, Dostoiedvisskcyo vaelrtleh dec landelsotnigniemn ogrsb,is dt ates viii PREFACE ' andt·e mperamecnrtiaslse esc redtwleyl lionrmg e,r elsyu bconsciously slumberiinnm ga,n 'esg o. Event odatyh ep rolilfiict erhaerryi toafgD eo stoievissnk oyt fully apparnadie sveadl uatIefPd u.s hkciann b ec alltehdeR aphael of Russialni teratDuorset,o ievsshkoyu lbde recogniazse idt s MichelangHeilsfo a.m er eachietdcs l imaixn1 88oa,f tehri sb rilliant speecha tt heu nveiloifnt gh eP ushkmionn umenitn M oscowT.h is famouasd dreissrs e cordientd h eD iarfoytr h ey ea1r8 8o. Dostoievdsikeiydn S tP.e tersbounrJ ga,n ua2r8y, 1 881E.n or­ mousc rowdast tendheidsf uneramle:na ndw omenf roma lwla lks ofl ife-statoefsh miegnrh a nka ndd owntrodpdreons tit;iu ltleis ter­ atep easanatnsd d istingumiesnh oefdl ett;e arrsm yo fficerasn d learnsecdi enticsrtesd;u lous priests asntdu diennctrse-dtuhleoyu s werea ltlh ere. Whom didR ussibau ryw itsho g reaat r everenWcaes?i to nly oneo fh erf amoumse no fl etteIrnsd?e endo t:i nt hacto ffinl ay a noblaen dl oftmya na, p rudetneta chaenri ,n spiprreodp hwehto se thoughltisk,me o untapiena kwse,r ea lwaypso intteodw arhde aven, andw hoh adm easurtehded epthosfm an'qsu iverhienagr wti tahl l itsst ruggsliensas,n dt empesittsr;si ddlpeasi,n asn ds orrowist;s unseetne arasn db urnipnags sioFnosr.h ed idt eacmhe nt ol ive andl ovaen ds uffeArn.d t ot hem eekehsetw oulodff ehri sb rotherly compassioanl-wltho o l aboarn da reh eavlya deHne. w oulcdo me tot hema sa ne qualla,y inbge forteh emt hew isdoomf h iss oul, hist endeurn derstanodfai lntglh ati,nm odermna n,i sh umana nd eveinn humaHne.w oulcdo unstehled oubtianngds oothteh ew ounds oft hosaeffl ictweidt hd istreAsnsd.m anya hopew ouldt husb e restormeadn,y a sourle surrebcyt tehde g ranvdi sioannsd m agic ofh isg enius. Now hew asn o longeTrh.e c olbdl asotf D eathh ade xtin­ guishae ldu minotuosr cohfT ruth. Then ewso fD ostoievspkays'ssis npgr eaidn stanltilkyae,n electcruircr etnott ,h er emotepsatr tosf R ussia, a awnadv eo f mournisnwge ptth routghheh earotfsh ers addenpeedo pll\el.i llions humblpyr ayetdh ahte ,t ow homh appinweasssso crueldleyn ied one artbhe,g ranteetde rnballi isnst hes miliGnagr deonf H eaven. BORIBSRA SOL CONTENTS 1873 Introtdiuocn I OldP eople 4 The:\ Ii lieu 9 SomethPienrgs onal 22 VIas 31 BoboNk:o teosfa C ertMaainn 43 "PerplAeixre"d 57 "AC ertPaienr so"Hn a'lsf-letter 65 "AC ertPaeirns oHna'lsf"- letter 67 Apropoofts h E xhibitivn 74 1\-Iummer 8s "UnmarrCioendc eptoifao l\l nasr riMeodn k" 8s "Ont hCeh orisLtievresr'Ay L"e:t tteotr h Eed itor 86 VisiaonndRs e ,·eries 100 Apropoofas N ewD rama 107 LittPliec tures 118 Toa T eacher 128 Somtehianbgo uLty ing 133 Oneo ft hCeo ntemporFaansleeohuoosd s 142 1876 Janyu ar CHAPTF.IR :I nL ieouf a Pornet fhaGecr ee aatn dL ittBleear s, ont hPer ayeorfts h e Greata nGdGo,ee ntehreao lnBl ayd, Habi.t..sT. h eF utu�roev eAlg.a iann", A ccideFnatma-l il"y. ...C hristTmraesaet t hAer tisCtlsu'bR .ea soning ChildraenndR elieCvheidl dr"eGnl.u ttoYnoouuhts." ''Yes-GJoisrtllsRi.an"wg Y outhTsh.eH urryMion�gc ow Capt.ai.nT. h.eG oldAegnei nt h'e· 'ocket 157 CHAPTEnR:A Boyw itHhi sH andS tretocuhtfe odAr l m.s. . . A LittBloeya tC hrisCth'rsi stTmrae.se.. A. C oloonfy ix CONTENTS JuveniDleel inqueGnltoso.m yC reaturCeosn.v ersoifo n VicioSuosu lisn tIoJ{n ocenOtn esM.e asurReesc ogniazse d MostE xpedient ThLeirtetaflnoedrB o.l Fdr ienodfMs a n- kind I66 CHAPTmE:R R ussiSaonc ieftoyrt heP rotectoifAo nni mals. CourieGrre.e Lni quoIrt.c fho rD ebaucahn dV orobiev. :Fromt heE ndo rf rotmh eB eginni.n..gS ?p iritSiosmme.­ thinagb ouDte vilEsx.t raordiCnraarfyt ionfet shseD evils, ifo nlTyh esAer eD evi.l.s. .A WordA propoofsM y Biog- raph.y.. .A TurkiPsrho verb I82 Febryru a CHAPTIE:OR n theS ubjeTchta tW e AllA reG oodF ellows. Resembl.mce between RuasnsdMi aarns hSaMolac ci­ety Maho.n. ..O n theL oveo ft heP eoplTeh.e N ecessary Contrawcitt thh eP eop.l.e.. P easaMnatr ei I98 CHAPTIEIAR:p roptohseK ronebeCrags. e.. .S omethianbgo ut LawyerinsG enerl\ally.N a"iavned I ncompetPernets ump­ tionSso.m ethianbgo uTta lenitnsG eneraanld i nP ar­ ticu.l.a.r.l\1 r.S pasoviScphe'esc Ahd.r oiMte tho.d.s. . LittBleer r.ie..s. H erculPeisl'l. a.r.s.T heF amilayn d OurS anctiAt iCeosn.c ludWionrgda bouat C ertaYionu ng School 2IO March CHAPTIE:IRs t heP roposiCtoirorne "ctBe:t tLeert 'Hsa veB ad Ideaasl sL onga sR ealiItsGy oo d"?. ..A Centena.ri..a.n "Segreg:.!l.i.o.nM "e ditatiaobnosuE tu ro.p.e ..D ead Forcaen dF uturFeor ces 238 CHAPTIEIRD:o nC arlaonsd S irW atkiAng.a iSny,m ptomosf "thBee ginnoifntg h e E.n.d.". L ordR edst.o.c.k .A LittWloer do nt heR eporotft heS cientCiofimcm ittoene SpiritPihsetniocm e.n.a. I.s olaPtheedn ome.n..a. A bout UriSja marin 259 April CHAPTIE:IR d eaolfsV egetatSitviel l KLuilfaeka.sn dB lood­ suckeorfPs e asantHsi.g her-WUhpisp pinRgu ssiFa or- CONTENTS xi war.d. ..C ulturLeidt tTlyep esC.o rruptPeedo p.l.e ConfusedannedsI sn accuroaftc hye C ontesPtoeidn .t.s. . TheB eneficeDnootr manL iberattihneRg u ssiPaena sant27 3 CHAPTEn:RS omethianbgo uPto litQiuceaslt i..o.n.sT heP ar­ adoxica.l.i.As gta.i bnu tO neW orda oouStp iri.t.i.s.m On Behaolffa DeceasPeedr son 293 May CHAPTE1:RF roma PrivaLteet t.e.r. A. New RegionWaolr d. .. T.h eC ouratn dM rsK.a iro.v..a. M r.D efenLsaew yer andK airo.v.a. M.r .D efenLsaew yearn dV elikanova3 12 CHAPTEIIR: Somethianbogu ta CertaBiuni ldiRnegs.p ective Though.tD seceaintd F alsehoonoE dv erSyi deT!h isI s WhatI sS ometimUensb earab.l.e.A! CertaIinna ppro- priatleh uugh.t... U nquestioDneambolcer aWcoym.e n 330 June CHAPTE1:RT lwD eatohf G eorgSea n.d. .A. F ewW ordasb out GeorgSea nd 341 CHAPTEIIR:M y Parad.o.x. D.e ductfiroonmt heP arad.o.x. . TheE asteQrune st.i.o.nT. h eU topiCaonn ceptoifHo ins - tor.y.. .A gaianb ouWto men 350 ]uirAugust CHAPTE1R:D epartuArber oaSdo.m ethianbgo uRtu ssiainns RailroCaadr. s. .O.n theP ugnacoiitt yh eG erma.n.s. . TheV ery LWaosrtdo fC ivilization 369 CHAPTEIRI: Idealists.-.Cy..n Iisci stS hamef�uvlB e an Ideali.s.t.T? h "G ermanasn dW orkI. ncomprehensible tric.k.s.O .n Wit 37 9 CHAPTE1R11 T:h eR ussioarnt heF rt:n'"L"a ngua.g.e. .� ,\hat LanguaSgheo uladF utuPrei lloaf..r1 i!\sl otherSlpaenadk ?3 96 CHAPTER1v :W hichG iveRse liaetfS pasM:i nerWaalt ero r BonT on?. ..O neo fT hosBee nefitbeydM o,JeWronm an. xii CONTENTS ...C hildrSeenc'rs.e .t..sT heL anda ndt heC hild.r.e.n. ·A PeculSiuamrm efro rR uss.i.a. .P ost-scriptum 404 September CHAPTEIR:P iccoBleas t.i.a.W .o rdsW,o rdsW,o rd!>.!. .C om- binatiaonndCs o mbinationMso r.n.i.nG.go wnasn dS oap 427 CHAPTE1R1 :A ntiquaPteeodp .l.e. .K ifo-:\okIievsc.h.i.n.a Continuaotfit ohneP reced.i..n.gF earasn dA pprehen- sio.n.s. .P ost-scrir.tum 442 October CHAPTEIR:A Simplbeu tT rickCya s.e. .. FAe wR emarkosn SimplicaintdSy i mplific.a.t..iT owno S uici.d.e.s.T he Verdict 459 CHAPTEIRI A: NewP hasien t heE asteQrune st.i.o.n. C her- nia.e.v. .B esMte n. ..A.b outth eS ame 473 TheM eekO ne:A FantaSsttoi(rcAy u thoFro'rse word) 490 CHAPTUI :W ho WasI a ndW ho WasS he?. ..M aritParlo - posal... .T heN obleosftM en-ButI Don'Bte lieIvte Myself... .A llP lanasn dP la.n.s. T.h eM eekO neR ebe.l s . T. h.eD readfRuelm iniscence 492 CHAPTEIRI :T heD reamo fP ri.de.. .S uddentlhyeS hroud Fel.l. ..I UnderstTaonodC lea.r.l.y. I WasO nlyF ive MinutLesa te 5I 2 December CHAPTE1R:A gai:nh ouat S implbeu tT rickCya s.e. ..B elated Moral... .A rbitrary As..s.e.rA t FieownW so rdsa bout Yout.h. ..O nS uiciadnedH aughtiness 527 CHAPTERI IA: nA necdoftreo mC hildrLeinv'.es.s . .E xplana­ tioCno ncerniMnyg P articipiantt hieFo onr thcomPiunbg-