Dostoevskij (sometimes Dostoevskii) is a crater on

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. It has a diameter of 430 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the

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in 1979. Dostoevskij is named for the Russian novelist

Fyodor Dostoyevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...

, who lived from 1821 to 1881. File:Dostoevskij crater EN0213227304M EN0213230544M.jpg, Oblique view also from MESSENGER File:Dostoevskij crater MESSENGER WAC IGF to RGB.jpg, Regional view with Dostoevskij near top center, in exaggerated color

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* Impact craters on Mercury Fyodor Dostoyevsky {{Mercury-planet-stub