Talk: The life and works of Fyodor Dostoevsky and their meaning for today by Dr Sarah Hudspith

Find out about the life of 19th-century Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky and the events that led him to write his intense, thrilling novels like Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov. Discover how Dostoevsky is viewed in Russia today, and through guided discussion of selected extracts, reflect on why and how we should approach Russian literature in the shadow of Russia's war on Ukraine. 

Dr Sarah Hudspith is Associate Professor in Russian at the University of Leeds. She is the author of Dostoevsky and the Idea of Russianness (2004) and co-editor with Vlad Strukov of Russian Culture in the Global Context (2019). She has made numerous appearances on BBC Radio discussing Russian literature and has run guided reading groups at the Ilkley Literature Festival.

This is a Leeds City of Languages Festival event. Check the full programme at leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk