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Dostoyevskian

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Dos·to·yev·sky or Dos·to·ev·ski  (dst-yfsk, -toi-, ds-), Feodor Mikhailovich 1821-1881.
Russian writer whose works combine religious mysticism with profound psychological insight. His four great novels are Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1868-1869), The Possessed (1871), and The Brothers Karamazov (1879-1880).
Dosto·yevski·an adj.
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Adj.1.Dostoyevskian - of or relating to or in the style of Feodor Dostoevski
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