![]() ![]() 2 There you will learn that, taking into account the option of using or not using the patronym, there are at least sixteen different ways of addressing or referring to the youngest Karamazov brother! Mark these reference pages and refer to them whenever you come across an unfamiliar name-it may turn out to designate a familiar character. So the reader is urged to turn to the “List of Characters” on pages xix and following. The first is an obvious one: between the many diminutives and nicknames, as well as the “patronyms” (derived from the father’s first name) that are common in Russian address, it is difficult to keep track of the characters. 1 Two obstacles, however, should be noted at the outset. Difficulties in Reading Dostoevskyĭostoevsky’s novels are relatively accessible, and they are usually quite engaging, so most readers are able to plunge right in without preliminaries. Dostoevskaya Station in the Moscow Metro I. ![]()
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