Crime and Punishment the Classic Russian Novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky What is the ultimate punishment for crime? Is it the law? Or is it the conscience? In Fyodor Dostoevsky's masterful work, a poor ex-student named Rodion Raskolnikov seeks to justify his actions with philosophy. Raskolnikov plans and executes a murder then seeks to avoid the consequences. While he may have conceived of the perfect crime, he discovers that no one is safe from their own conscience.