The Dostoyevsky Library

In which Alyosha, caught between the hardened spirits of his father and brother, encounters a brutal quarrel among schoolboys that unexpectedly draws him into their world of stone-throwing and raw con...

27 Feb 12min

In which Alyosha visits Madame Hohlakov’s bustling household, where poignant conversations and peculiar tensions enliven the scene amidst concerns for health and heartfelt affections. The delicate int...

27 Feb 15min

In which a weary and embittered father, nursing fresh bruises and beset by suspicions, confronts his gentle son with a rough mixture of acrimony and confession, revealing his stubborn desires and spit...

26 Feb 12min

In which the frail but radiant Elder Zossima imparts a final, heartfelt exhortation on love, humility, and universal responsibility to the assembled monks, while a remarkable prophecy stirs hope and s...

26 Feb 28min

In which the hesitant light of night and desperate confessions reveal the tangled emotions and fragile spirits of two brothers caught in the throes of love, despair, and honour, while the shadow of a ...

25 Feb 21min

In which Alyosha, weighed down by the dizzying complexities of family strife and passion, seeks out Katerina Ivanovna in her elegantly appointed home, where the arrival of the enigmatic Grushenka stir...

25 Feb 32min

In which a violent confrontation unfolds amid shattered glass and bruised tempers, revealing old wounds and uneasy suspicions within the Karamazov household as sons strive to contain a tempestuous fat...

24 Feb 14min

In which the household is drawn into a restless evening of blunt discourse and heavy drink, revealing the subtle discord and simmering tensions between the brothers, while the old father’s cynical ref...

24 Feb 20min