ing been depicted from individuals Dostoyevsky came across in his own life.
             Fyodor Dostoyevsky can most easily be compared with the dual natured Raskalnikov. The similarities between the two are clear, as they are alike in beliefs and background. Just as Raskolnikov is a well- educated member of the Intelligencia, Dostoyevsky was a brilliant young man as well, after being educated in strict board schools. Dostoyevsky's intelligence did not come to his aid financially. He had an inability to manage income or calculate his needs. He wound up in a viscous cycle of borrowing and spending that plagued him throughout his life. Just as Raskolnikov, he too lived in a "square yard of space", and in debt to various people, especially his landlady. They both were preoccupied with thoughts of murder, robbery, religion, and alcohol. Dostoyevsky even published works in various journals dealing with these subjects. In Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov shouts "I'll pay, I'll pay!" (180) in order to give to m
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