''Vremya'' (russian: Вре́мя) ( en, Time) was a monthly magazine published by

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

under the editorship of his brother

Mikhail Dostoevsky Mikhail Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (russian: Михаил Михайлович Достоевский; 25 November 1820 – 22 July 1864) was a Russian short story writer, publisher, literary critic and the elder brother of Fyodor Dostoevsky. They we ...

. Due to his status as a former convict, Fyodor himself was unable to be the official editor.Joseph Frank, Introduction to ''The House of the Dead'' and ''Poor Folk'', Barnes and Noble, 2004

Publication history

The magazine began publication in March 1861. Dostoevsky's novel ''

The House of the Dead ''The House of the Dead'' is a horror-themed light gun shooter video game franchise created by Sega in 1996. Originally released in arcades, it utilizes a light gun on the platform, but can be played with standard controllers on consoles and a ...

'' was first published in ''Vremya''. The monthly installments of ''The House of the Dead'' brought considerable popularity and financial success to the magazine. Three of

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wide ...

's short stories, "

The Tell-Tale Heart "The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1843. It is related by an unnamed narrator who endeavors to convince the reader of the narrator's sanity while simultaneously describing a murder the n ...

", " The Black Cat", and " The Devil in the Belfry", were given their first Russian language publication in ''Vremya''. In the same issue, Dostoevsky anonymously published an autobiographical story, "St. Petersburg Dreams in Verse and Prose," that mimicked some elements of Poe's style. In his preface to Poe's stories, however, Dostoevsky suggested that Poe's poetry lacked the idealistic purity and beauty he found in the poetry of German romantic E. T. A. Hoffmann. Several of Fyodor Dostoevsky's other works were published in ''Vremya'', including ''

Humiliated and Insulted ''Humiliated and Insulted'' (russian: Униженные и оскорблённые, ''Unizhennye i oskorblyonnye'') — also known in English as ''The Insulted and Humiliated'', ''The Insulted and the Injured'' or ''Injury and Insult'' — is ...

'', ''

A Nasty Story "A Nasty Story" (russian: Скверный анекдот, ''Skverny anekdot''), also translated as "A Disgraceful Affair", "A Most Unfortunate Incident" and "An Unpleasant Predicament", is a satirical short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was pu ...

'', and ''

Winter Notes on Summer Impressions "Winter Notes on Summer Impressions" (russian: Зимние заметки о летних впечатлениях ''Zimniye zametki o letnikh vpechatleniyakh'') is an essay by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published in ''Vrem ...

''. The magazine was banned by the government in May 1863 because of an article by

Nikolay Strakhov Nikolay Nikolayevich Strakhov, also transliterated as ''Nikolai Strahov'' (; October 16, 1828 – January 24, 1896), was a Russian philosopher, publicist, journalist and literary critic. He shared the ideals of Pochvennichestvo and was a longtim ...

concerning Russian/Polish problems, including the recent

January Uprising The January Uprising ( pl, powstanie styczniowe; lt, 1863 metų sukilimas; ua, Січневе повстання; russian: Польское восстание; ) was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at ...

.Introduction to Letters of Fyodor Mikhailovitch Dostoevsky to his Family and Friends, Macmillan, NY, 1917.

References

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