Dostoevsky

Do·sto·ev·sky

[dos-tuh-yef-skee, duhs-; Russian duh-stuh-yef-skyee]
noun
Fyo·dor Mi·khai·lo·vich [fyoh-der mi-kahy-luh-vich; Russian fyaw-duhr myi-khahy-luh-vyich] , 1821–81, Russian novelist.
Also, Do·sto·yev·sky, Do·sto·ev·ski, Do·sto·yev·ski, Do·stoi·ev·ski.
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Dostoevsky, Dostoyevsky, Dostoevski or Dostoyevski (ˌdɒstɔɪˈɛfskɪ, Russian dəstaˈjɛfskij, ˌdɒstɔɪˈɛfskɪ, Russian dəstaˈjɛfskij, ˌdɒstɔɪˈɛfskɪ, Russian dəstaˈjɛfskij, ˌdɒstɔɪˈɛfskɪ, Russian dəstaˈjɛfskij) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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Fyodor Mikhailovich (ˈfjɔdər miˈxajləvitʃ). 1821--81, Russian novelist, the psychological perception of whose works has greatly influenced the subsequent development of the novel. His best-known works are Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1868), The Possessed (1871), and The Brothers Karamazov (1879--80)
 
Dostoyevsky, Dostoyevsky, Dostoevski or Dostoyevski
 
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Dostoevski, Dostoyevsky, Dostoevski or Dostoyevski
 
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Dostoyevski, Dostoyevsky, Dostoevski or Dostoyevski
 
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