Greatest Philosophers In History | Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky was a Russian novelist and a philosopher. His works explore human psychology in the troubled socio-political atmosphere of 19th century Russia. His novels had a great impact on psychology, especially of people who lose their reason, who are nihilistic, or who become insane or commit murder. He is considered as one of the greatest psychological novelists in world literature. His 1864 novel Notes from Underground is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature. Dostoevsky’s greatest novels include: Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons and The Brothers Karamazov.