White Nights

The novel “Poor Folk” was the writer’s first work to bring him widespread fame. F. M. Dostoevsky became one of those symbols of Russian culture that even today define Russia’s image around the world. The writer’s early works include a sentimental novel—as the author himself defined it—“White Nights” and the unfinished novel about a suffering child, “Nétochka Nezvanova.” The stories of sentimental and sensitive characters colliding with harsh reality compel readers to empathize with the protagonists.