Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (november 11 [o.s. October 30] 1821 - February 9 [o.s. January 28] 1881) Is Considered One Of Two Greatest Prose Writers Of Russian Literature, Alongside Close Contemporary Leo Tolstoy. Dostoevsky's Works Have Had A Profound And Lasting Effect On Twentieth-century Thought And World Literature.dostoevsky's Chief Ouevre, Mainly Novels, Explore The Human Psychology In The Disturbing Political, Social And Spiritual Context Of His 19th-century Russian Society. Considered By Many As A Founder Or Precursor Of 20th-century Existentialism, His Notes From Underground (1864), Written In The Anonymous, Embittered Voice Of The Underground Man, Is Considered By Walter Kaufmann As The Best Overture For Existentialism Ever Written.