Complete works and letters. In 35 volumes. Volume 7. Crime and punishment

In the next volume of complete works and letters F.M. Dostoevsky publishes the early editions of the manuscripts of "crime and punishment" - a novel that has won Dostoevsky the glory of one of the greatest writers of the 19th century. The reader’s attention is offered the original, brief version of "crime and punishment", marked by the author as a "story, the second," extensive "editorial office, and the third, directly preceding the final version. Acquaintance with preparatory materials for the novel will penetrate the details of the plan of the ingenious work, to plunge into the still not fully designed psychological world of the writer. This volume is equipped with a large -scale reference apparatus prepared by leading specialists in Dostoevsky’s work, as well as deployed comments and signs.
For a wide range of readers.
2nd edition, corrected and supplemented