The Dostoyevsky Library

In which a confiding spirit recounts youthful follies and moral struggles with a bittersweet candour, painting a vivid picture of passion and pride entangled within the confines of society’s expectati...

22 Feb 21min

In which a pitiable and simple-minded girl named Lizaveta, whose life is marked by neglect and kindness in equal measure, becomes the centre of town gossip and compassionate care, her tragic circumsta...

21 Feb 11min

In which Alyosha, driven by a mixture of dutiful resolve and deep unease, embarks upon a secretive journey that leads him to a secluded garden where his brother Dmitri reveals a torrent of passionate ...

21 Feb 22min

In which the somnolent quietude of the Karamazov household is unveiled, revealing the uneasy coexistence of its crass master with his faithful if silent retainers, whose lives and loyalties are shadow...

20 Feb 15min

In which a visitor of genteel manners seeks reconciliation with a monastic community, only to be disrupted by the return of a boisterous figure whose irreverent antics and sharp tongue provoke a scene...

20 Feb 24min

In which the ailing elder Zossima imparts solemn counsel to Alyosha, urging him towards a future marked by faith and endurance amid sorrow, while a tense, portentous atmosphere gathers around the Kara...

19 Feb 24min

In which a tempestuous meeting unfolds among a father, his sons, and others within the solemn precincts of a monastery, revealing discordant passions, moral perplexities, and strained relations under ...

19 Feb 27min

In which a gentle and heartfelt scene unfolds as a lady, moved by gratitude and spiritual longing, seeks the counsel of a revered elder about her faltering faith and the challenge of true love in acti...

18 Feb 20min