WeekInTime Issue 37: Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky is sentenced to death in 1849
The jig was up. A writer sat in Peter and Paul’s Fortress, a prison meant for the most dangerous criminals. After months of interrogation, the state reached a decision. This week in time, writer Fyodor Dostoevsky was sentenced to death by firing squad.
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