The works of Fyodor Mikhailovich (of course, Dostoevsky!).

One of my all-time favorite literary works: "Crime and Punishment" – I've read it at least three times and watched some scary black-and-white Soviet film adaptation with an unknown cast, but overall, the atmosphere and essence were conveyed at a 4+:rolleyes:. I've only seen "The Idiot" as a new TV series (it was decent), and I've watched bits and pieces of an adaptation of "The Brothers Karamazov" – but because I watched it in fragments, I didn't really understand it, and I just haven't gotten around to reading it:smile30:. What's so appealing about "Crime and Punishment" is the absolute, near-perfect symbiosis of action and idea! I haven't encountered anything like it anywhere else (strangely enough, in my opinion, the closest to this incredible blend are not other classics like Tolstoy, but the Strugatsky brothers, but their work is somehow a bit rougher)... Nabokov, despite being talented, called Fyodor Mikhailovich the author of cheap detective stories (I don't remember the exact quote) – I've never heard anything more absurd:) .