A philosophical and social drama written in the gripping form of a crime novel, one that generations have been absorbed in reading. What will prevail in the world around us? Cruelty, selfishness, the thirst for power and wealth, or mercy, kindness, and repentance? Which is more difficult: to decide to commit a crime, or to admit to oneself one's weakness and cowardice? Dostoevsky opens up all the hidden corners of the human soul. The disc also includes reviews by critics who were contemporaries of the writer.