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1819 1820 October 13/25 1821 October 30/November 11 1831 1833 January 1834 1837 January 29/February 10 February 27/March 11 May July 1/13 1838 January 16/28 JuneMikhail Dostoevsky moved to Revel to join an Engineering detachment 1839 June 1841 August Fyodor Dostoevsky promoted to field ensign-engineer and transfered to the lower officer’s class. He was afforded an opportunity to live outside the Engineering Academy and rented an apartment at Karavannaya Street near Manege 1844 January Fyodor Dostoevsky translated Balzac’s Eugenie Grandet In winter he conceived the novel Poor Folk August Dostoevsky tendered his resignation 1845 End of May Dostoevsky read Poor Folk to Dmitry Grigorovich, who passed the novel to Nekrasov. Nekrasov and Belinsky delighted with the Poor Folk. Even before the publication of the novel, Dostoevsky’s name became known in the Petersburg literary circles 1846 January Publication of Petersburg Collection, edited by Nekrasov, that included Dostoevsky’s novel Poor Folk February Publication of the novella The Double (published in N 2 Notes from the Fatherland) October The short story Mister Prokharchin (published in N 10 of Notes from the Fatherland) December Dostoevsky worked on Netochka Nezvanova Acquaintance with Apollon and Valerian Maikov, A.N. Pleshcheev, M.V. Petrashevsky 1847 January Novel in 9 Letters published in N 1 of the journal The Contemporary Dostoevsky began to assist to gatherings in Petrashevsky’s home which take place on Fridays. He got access to Petrashevsky’s collection of books October Beginning of the publication of the novella Landlady (Notes of the Fatherland) 1848 January Publication A Faint Heart in the N2 of the Notes of the Fatherland December Publication White Nights and the short story A Jealous Husband in the N12 of the Notes of the Fatherland. Dostoevsky close to N.A. Speshnev. A particular secret society organized under the guidance of Speshnev, which includes some of the most determined of the participants of Petrachevsky gatherings: Dostoevsky, N.A. Mordvinov, N.A Mombelli, P.N. Filippov, N.P. Grigoriev, V.A. Milutin. The society undertakes “to realize a coup in Russia” 1849 April 23/May 5 Early in the morning the members of the Petrachevsky circle were arrested. Dostoevsky arrested at 4 a.m. In all, that night, “36 persons of different rank” were arrested. Dostoevsky imprisoned in the cell No 9 of the “secret House” of Alexeevsky ravelin. December 22/January 2 Execution at the Semyonovsky Square. Reprieve of the execution and reading of the pardon rescript 1850 January 9/21 On their way to the Omsk prison, Dostoevsky, S.F.Durov and F.L.Yastrjembsky arrive to Tobolsk. At the jail of Tobolsk Dostoevsky and Durov receive visit of the wifes of Decembrist insurgents – N.D.Fonvizina and P.E.Annenkova with her daughter. Fonvizina provides Dostoevsky with a copy of The New Testament in which binding is hidden 10 rubles. January 23/February 4 Dostoevsky and Durov arrive to the Omsk fortress 1850-1854 1854 January 23/February 4 Dostoevsky leaved the prison. He was enrolled as a private in the troops of a Siberian Independent Corps End of February Dostoevsky transferred to the city of Semipalatinsk, as a private in the Seventh Line Batallion spring Acquaintance with Alexander Ivanovich Isaev and Maria Dmitrievna Isaev, with their son Pavel 1855 March The accession to the throne of Alexander II marked by the promulgation of the “Imperial manifesto”, in connection with which was published the Order of “privileges and favours” regarding “those officials of the Military department who fell into crimes” middle of May A.I. Isaev was given assignment to the town of Kuznetsk, province of Tobolsk. Departure of the Isaev from Semipalatinsk August Death of A.I. Isaev 1856 November Dostoevsky proposed marriage to M.D. Isaeva and obtained her consent 1857 February 6/18 Marriage of Dostoevsky and M.D. Isaeva in Odigitriev Church in the town of Kuznetsk. On their way back from Kuznetsk Dostoevsky had a strongest attack, the doctor ascertained “ a real epilepsy” April 17/29 By an imperial decree to the Governing senate, Dostoevsky was assigned back his hereditary nobility. That allowed him to publish his works. The Little Hero was published in the No 8 of the Notes of the Fatherland 1858 Before March 8/20 Dostoevsky tendered his resignation 1859 March Apperance of the novella My Uncle’s Dream in the N3 of the Russian Word. Dostoevsky received the long-awaited resignation. The writer put under secret surveillance. He chose Tver as a place of residence November-December Publication of The Village of Stepanchikovo and his inhabitants in the N 11-12 of the Notes of the Fatherland December 20/January 1 Having been authorized to reside in Petersburg, Dostoevsky with his family moved to Petersburg 1860 spring Publication of The Works of F.M. Dostoevsky in 2 volumes. September 1/13 Publication of the “Introduction” and of the 1st chapter of the Notes from the House of the Dead in the journal Russian World, N 67 1861 January Appearance of the 1st issue of the journal Time with the first part of the novel The Insulted and the Injured and “a number of articles on Russian literature”. Continuation of publication of Notes from the House of the Dead in the Russian World 1862 June 7/19 Dostoevsky’s trip abroad for the first time. Within 2,5 months he visits more than 20 cities of the Western Europe (Berlin, Dresden, Wiesbaden, Cologne, Paris, London, Florence, Turin, Geneva, Vienna, and others) 1863 May 24/June 5 Suppressing of the journal Time (for the article “The Fatal question”) 4/16 August 4/16 –by October 21/November 3 Dostoevsky leaves abroad from Petersburg (Berlin, Wiesbaden, Paris, Baden-Baden, Turin, Genoa, Rome, Naples, Florence, Hambourg, Dresden, Livorno…) 1864 January 24/February 5 Mikhail Dostoevsky authorized to publish the journal The Epoch March Appearance of an issue of the journal The Epoch with Notes from Underground April 15/27 Death of Maria Dostoevskaya, the writer’s wife July 10/22 Death of Mikhail Dostoevsky, the writer’s older brother. The writer continues the editing of The Epoch. Enormous debts left after his brother’s death fell upon him. Dostoevsky assumes all of Mikhail’s debts 1865 After July 16/28 Saving himself of the creditors, Dostoevsky leaved from Petersburg in Europe July 29/August 10 Beginning of work on the novel Crime and Punishment 1866 January Beginning of the publication of the novel Crime and Punishment from the issue n1 of the journal the Russian Messenger . The publication lasted the whole year long October 4/16 The first visit to Dostoevsky of Anna Grigorievna Snitkina, a 20-years old stenographer, the writer’s future wife. Dostoevsky began to dictate her his novel The Gambler October 31/November 12 Completion of work on the novel The Gambler November 3/15 Dostoevsky requested Anna to stenograph the last part of the novel Crime and Punishment November 8/20 Dostoevsky proposed marriage to A. G. Snitkina. She consented joyfully 1867 February 15/27 Marriage of Dostoevsky and A.G. Snitkina in the Trinity-Izmailovsky Cathedral April 14/26 Dostoevsky and his wife leaved abroad, presumably, for several months. But they would stay in Europe for more than four years (Berlin, Dresden, Baden-Baden, Basle, Geneva, Vevey, Milan, Florence) 1868 January Beginning of the publication of the novel The Idiot (Russian Messenger) February 22/March 5 Birth of Sofia, daughter of the Dostoevskys, in Geneva May 12/24 Death of Sofia Dostoevskaya. The writer deeply affected by his daughter’s death 1869 January Dostoevsky completed work on the novel The Idiot September 14/26 Birth of Dostoevsky’s second daughter – Lyubov 1871 January Beginning of the publication of the novel Home |
