Historical Events tagged with "radical ideas"
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Politics & Government
Fyodor Dostoyevsky Sentenced to Death
November 16th, 1849 175 years ago
Fyodor Dostoyevsky was sentenced to death by a Russian court due to his involvement with a radical intellectual group that questioned the government. Initially condemned to execution, his sentence was later commuted to hard labor in Siberia, a fate that profoundly influenced his future literary works. The court deemed Dostoyevsky’s activities, which included participation in the Petrashevsky Circle, a threat to the state.
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