The Dostoyevsky Library

In which Ivan returns to the somber household, grappling with suspicions and strained relations as he visits Smerdyakov in a hospital ward, uncovering a curious intertwining of truths and half-truths ...

23 Mar 28min

In which Ivan visits Smerdyakov’s humble lodging and engages in a tense and accusatory conversation that reveals mistrust and dark suspicions surrounding their father's death, stirring deep inner turm...

23 Mar 27min

In which the sombre twilight draws Alyosha to the prison where he finds Dmitri wrestling with bitter doubts about faith, goodness, and the tangled web of human conscience that haunts him as his trial ...

22 Mar 38min

In which a chance meeting at a dimly lit staircase leads to a tense reunion and grave conversations between brothers, as the shadow of impending trial and hidden truths darken their hearts and minds. ...

22 Mar 16min

In which Alyosha visits the anxious Madame Hohlakov, who confides in him the tangled woes of her daughter Lise and her bitter conflicts with young men, all against the backdrop of a sensational and tr...

21 Mar 27min

In which a visit to Lise reveals her restless and troubled spirit, oscillating between sharp candour and feverish melancholy as she confesses a dark yearning for disorder and destruction. Amidst candi...

21 Mar 17min

In which a solemn doctor delivers grave news and prescribes distant remedies, while a determined boy named Kolya stands defiantly against the man's austerity, revealing the tender and tumultuous bonds...

20 Mar 10min

In which Alyosha visits the troubled Grushenka, observing her fragile but determined spirit amidst the agonies of Mitya’s impending trial and the tangled emotions that bind them all. The conversation ...

20 Mar 26min