Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky, Dostoyevsky also spelled Dostoevsky (FYOH-dahr dahs-tah-YEHVS-kee) (born November 11, (October 30, Old Style), 1821, Moscow; died February 9, (January 28, O.S.), 1881, St. Petersburg, Russia), Russian writer, one of the major figures in Russian literature. He is sometimes said to be a founder of existentialism. Born to parents Mikhail and Maria, Fyodor [...]