I've never read Crime and Punishment--aside from the first two chapters or so--but Dostoevsky and works have been a source of inspiration for me for some time now, an interest kindled after reading Notes from Underground, one of the most challenging, enlightening, and insightful works of fiction I've read in a while. Bravo to the narrator of this series, and the actor who plays Raskolnikov--they bring the book alive.

This is awesome... ...I can't believe how long it has taken for this to fall into my youtube lap. BRILLIANT.

Yes, brilliant. Also, thoughtful and thought provoking!

Dostoyevsky is the most amazing genious in human psychology.

The poor imprisoned dostoevsky in this 1987 video is the future Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) in the Star Wars saga.

well said. I feel exactly the same hing!!!!

Well, past lol. McDiarmid has been the Emperor, since '83 :)

can you please tell me what he says in 0:57 " a...... caught his eye, and he thought this life, this is......"

is the prisoner balon greyjoy from GoT?

"as modern as AIDS." weird line.

This documentary is awful. It makes Dostoyevsky's books seem so tiresomely depressing to read, rather than insightful and tense. The video also seems to add in weird dramatic moments and odd lines like "as modern as AIDS", as well as unfortunate Russian name pronunciation :/