Product Description Poor Folk is based on letter correspondence between the characters of Makar Dievushkin and Varvara Dobroselova. The book depicts the plight of the down-trodden in Russia in an intense manner. The series of letters depicts the past and present lives of the characters in a unique and ingenious way. Heart-rending! About the Author Russian author Dostoyevsky is renowned for his vital style of writing and timeless characters. An originator of Existentialism, he ingeniously depicted the social, political and economical conditions of Russia through the psychology of his characters.