The International & North American Dostoevsky Societies comprise a network of scholars dedicated to studying the life and works of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Join us!

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CFP: "Humanness, Godness, and the Universe in Dostoevsky’s Work"

An international conference in Athens, Greece. October 16-18, 2025. The conference aims to explore the profound themes of humanness and divinity as depicted in Dostoevsky’s works. Scholars and enthusiasts are invited to discuss his philosophical and literary contributions in a global context. Abstracts due Jan 31, 2025.

North American Dostoevsky Society 2025 Student Research Forums

The North American Dostoevsky Society invites proposals for our planned Student Research Forums, in collaboration with colleagues in the UK. The submission deadline is Dec 15, 2024. The forums are scheduled for January 2025.

XIX International Dostoevsky Symposium News!

The XIX International Dostoevsky Symposium -- Dostoevsky: Text, Tradition, Translation -- will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina in June 2026. More details to come soon!

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Dostoevsky Studies is now being published as an open access e-journal! To access the journal, click here.

Managing Editor
Stefano Aloe, Italy

Assistant Editor
Ljudmil Dimitrov, Bulgaria

Editorial Board
Carol Apollonio, USA
Satoshi Bamba, Japan
Yuri Corrigan, USA
Pavel E. Fokin, Russia
Benamí Barros García, Spain (Journal's OJS Admin)
Christoph Garstka, Germany
Alejandro Ariel González, Argentina
Kate Holland, Canada
Sarah Hudspith, UK
Boris N. Tikhomirov, Russia
Vladimir N. Zakharov, Russia

Editorial Consultants
Sergey S. Shaulov, Russia (Russian text editor)

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OUR HISTORY

For over 150 years the work of F.M. Dostoevsky has stirred the imagination of readers all over the world. A master storyteller, he combined a psychologist’s perception with a philosopher’s depth and a political dissident’s suspicion of authority. Controversial during his lifetime and to this day, he revolutionized world literature with works like Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Devils, and The Brothers Karamazov.

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