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Dostoevsky cited the [[Bible]] in his novels more than famous [[British]] authors did.  His "[[The Grand Inquisitor|Grand Inquisitor]]" chapter in ''The Brothers Karamazov'' is one of the finest chapters ever written, and includes a dialog about the [[Three Temptations of Christ]].<ref>https://warriorsoulagoge.com/the-grand-inquisitor-and-the-three-temptations-of-christ/</ref>  Also in that novel a friend of Father Zosima states, “The sign of the [[Son of Man]] will be seen in the heavens” (Part II, Book VI, chap 2), mirroring {{bibleref|Matt|24|30}}.<ref name="F"/>  In ''Crime and Punishment'' a character named Marmeladov, who was an alcoholic father, refers to drunkards “made in the image of the beast and his mark” (Part I, chap 2) in an allusion to {{bibleref|Rev|13|15-17}}.   

Dostoevsky cited the [[Bible]] in his novels more than famous [[British]] authors did.  His "[[The Grand Inquisitor|Grand Inquisitor]]" chapter in ''The Brothers Karamazov'' is one of the finest chapters ever written, and includes a dialog about the [[Three Temptations of Christ]].<ref>https://warriorsoulagoge.com/the-grand-inquisitor-and-the-three-temptations-of-christ/</ref>  Also in that novel a friend of Father Zosima states, “The sign of the [[Son of Man]] will be seen in the heavens” (Part II, Book VI, chap 2), mirroring {{bibleref|Matt|24|30}}.<ref name="F"/>  In ''Crime and Punishment'' a character named Marmeladov, who was an alcoholic father, refers to drunkards “made in the image of the beast and his mark” (Part I, chap 2) in an allusion to {{bibleref|Rev|13|15-17}}.   

Dostoevsky's major works include ''The Brothers Karamazov'' and ''Crime and Punishment''.  Though his works are not truly existentialist, they are dark and daunting as the main characters frequently search for an illusive meaning of life. The fact that a writer of such brilliance was able to be simultaneously pre-existentialist and Christian may suggest that the atheistic claims of today's existentialists are disingenuous, although it may not. Noted scholar Walter Kaufmann called Part One of Dostoevsky's short novel ''Notes From Underground'' "the best overture for existentialism ever written." <ref>http://www.tameri.com/csw/exist/exist.html</ref>  Conservative readers would do well to reflect on the way many of his characters not only fail, but are denied opportunities, to redeem themselves spiritually.

Dostoevsky's major works include ''The Brothers Karamazov'' and ''Crime and Punishment'', and he is also known for his [[novella]] ''Notes from the Underground'' and his [[novel]]s ''The Idiot'' and ''The Demons and The Devils'' (misnamed ''The Possessed'').  Though his works are not truly existentialist, they are dark and daunting as the main characters frequently search for an illusive meaning of life. The fact that a writer of such brilliance was able to be simultaneously pre-existentialist and Christian may suggest that the atheistic claims of today's existentialists are disingenuous, although it may not. Noted scholar Walter Kaufmann called Part One of Dostoevsky's short novel ''Notes From Underground'' "the best overture for existentialism ever written." <ref>http://www.tameri.com/csw/exist/exist.html</ref>  Conservative readers would do well to reflect on the way many of his characters not only fail, but are denied opportunities, to redeem themselves spiritually.

Like many intellectuals of his day who challenged the power and rights of the Tzar, Dostoevsky was exiled to [[Siberia]].  This 10 year experience would frame his views of the world, and change his writings from those of a young naive intellectual to the questing, challenging author he became.  Despite his revolutionary credentials, he was viewed with suspicion by the Soviet intelligentsia, who considered him a defeatist.

Like many intellectuals of his day who challenged the power and rights of the Tzar, Dostoevsky was exiled to [[Siberia]].  This 10 year experience would frame his views of the world, and change his writings from those of a young naive intellectual to the questing, challenging author he became.  Despite his revolutionary credentials, he was viewed with suspicion by the Soviet intelligentsia, who considered him a defeatist.