Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was born on November 11, 1821, in Moscow, Russia. He was the second of seven children in the family of Mikhail and Maria Dostoevsky. His father, named Mikhail Andreevich Dostoevsky, was a Medical Doctor, belonged to Russian Nobility, owned surfs, and lived with his family in a suburban estate near Moscow. It is believed that Dostoevsky's father was murdered by his own serfs in revenge for his drunken rages of violence. Young Dostoevsky was traumatized by witnes ...[Read Story]