<Tr> <Th> Dewey Decimal </Th> <Td> 891.73 / 3 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PG3326 . P7 1993 </Td> </Tr> <P> Crime and Punishment (pre-reform Russian: Преступленіе и наказаніе; post-reform Russian: Преступление и наказание, tr . Prestupléniye i nakazániye, IPA: (prjɪstʊˈpljenjɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanjɪje)) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky . It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866 . Later, it was published in a single volume . It is the second of Dostoevsky's full - length novels following his return from 5 years of exile in Siberia . Crime and Punishment is considered the first great novel of his "mature" period of writing . </P> <P> Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money . Before the killing, Raskolnikov believes that with the money he could liberate himself from poverty and go on to perform great deeds; but confusion, hesitation, and chance muddy his plan for a morally justifiable killing . </P>

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