Crime and Punishment with Illustrations

One of the main novels in Russian and world literature was conceived in a penal colony and written in a time of dire need. «Crime and Punishment» was published in 1886 in the magazine «Russian Herald», preceded by refusals from other publishers. The first version of the novel was destroyed by the author, and Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky wrote it simultaneously with the novel «The Idiot»—tight deadlines and financial obligations loomed large.
«Crime and Punishment» along with the novels «The Idiot», «The Brothers Karamazov», «Demons», and «The Adolescent» formed Dostoevsky's «great pentateuch»—his most important texts.

«Crime and Punishment» has become part of the global cultural code, translated into all major languages, staged, and adapted to film more than 20 times. It has had a tremendous influence on Western literature, shaped the worldview and philosophy of modernism and existentialism. This novel is one of the keys to the Russian national consciousness and self-identification.
Do we have the right to justify crime with higher justice? What is violence? What can life be like after evil?
The search for answers to these questions has made «Crime and Punishment» one of the most read books in the world.

A stylish gift edition of the legendary novel with a cover by the famous artist Olga Zakis is illustrated with manuscripts of Dostoevsky’s drafts and authentic paintings from the 19th century.