![]() ![]() They traveled abroad and returned in 1871. In 1867 Dostoevsky married Anna Snitkin, his 22-year old stenographer, who seems to have understood her husband's manias and rages. It was followed by Crime and Punishment, (1866) an account of an individual's fall and redemption, The Idiot, (1868) depicting a Christ-like figure, Prince Myshkin, and The Possessed, (1871) an exploration of philosophical nihilism. The novel starts with the confessions of a mentally ill narrator and continues with the promise of spiritual rebirth. From the turmoil of the 1860s emerged Notes from the Underground, psychological study of an outsider, which marked a watershed in Dostoevsky's artistic development. In 1864-65 his wife and brother died and he was burdened with debts, and his situation was made even worse by gambling. Between the years 18 he served as editor of the monthly periodical Time, which was later suppressed because of an article on the Polish uprising. ![]() He resigned from the army two years later. In 1857 Dostoevsky married Maria Isaev, a 29-year old widow. ![]()
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