Crime And Punishment - Russian
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Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel, “Crime and Punishment, is a reflection of life in St. Petersburg, Russia, during the rule of Czars Nicholas I and Alexander III.” Though this topic only accounts for the reigns of Tsars Nicholas I and Alexander III, the reformative Alexander II also fa ....
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.... power of the sovereign, which was considered the indispensable foundation of the Russian state. His impulse was always to strike and keep striking until the object of his wrath was destroyed. Aggressiveness, however, was not the Emperor's only method of coping with the problems of life. He also used regimentation, orderliness, neatness, and precision, an enormous effort to have everything at all times in its proper place. His regime became preeminently one of militarism and bureaucracy Corr ....
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