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P. 11	Dostoevsky's suicide (Continuation) 5 But here for a long time already rest to Feodor Mihajlovichu was not given by a problem from problems — with what to go to Russia? For the political exiled difficulty of returning consisted only in money, is more correct, as always, — in their absence. For the author of "Poor people» it was not simple to main thing to return from «the Dead house», from almost that oblivion, but also at once to return to the Literature, to find-restore-occupy in it, lost was, a place to declare-remind itself at once and seriously. And, Dostoevsky, it is biassed reading all magazines sent by the brother, perfectly saw-knew: Russian literature for these past without it almost on a place did not stand ten years. Have certainly confirmed the reputation of the big talents already known to it Turgenev, Goncharov, Nekrasov, Saltykov-ShChedrin; have loudly declared itself both absolutely not familiar to it Ostrovsky and Lev Tolstoi; not untalented it was looked, for example, and Pisemsky … Meanwhile, for years of penal servitude Dostoevsky has as though lost professionalism, has lost literary skills and even, it is terrible to think, has forgot to write-create at all. More than three years after a jail, already quite having possibility «to hold a feather in hands», he cannot create in any way the finished integral product — only sketches, plans, prozhekty, bastings, dreams … is final, before reception of an officer rank it was oppressed-constrained with thought, that to it all the same is not permitted to be printed. However, he already dared to publish the things even incognito (the letter to Vrangelju from December, 21st, 1856 ), but the ready manuscript all could not be born in any way. And after all in the letter to brother Michael from December, 22nd, 1856 the writer confidently and with conviction informed: «And in the forces, if only I will receive a permission (to be printed. — N. N) I am assured. Do not consider, for the sake of the Christ, for boasting for my part, the brother invaluable, but know, safely, be assured, that my literary name — not profallen name. To a material in 7 years has collected at me much, my thoughts have brightened and were established … » Alas, these lines of the author of "Double" look boasting. However, first finished "product" from under its languid feather which has weaned from regular work all the same left-was born in April, 1854, but inverted commas here are used knowingly — is better this "product" Dostoevsky would not create. However, as well as the following which has written-composed in the summer 1855, and more one, appeared in March 1856. They, accordingly — «On the European events in 1854» (it is devoted the beginning of war of Russia with England and France), «For July, first, 1855» (in honour of birthday of a widow empress Aleksandry Fyodorovny) and «On crowning and conclusion of peace» (about Alexander's accession to the throne II and the termination of the Crimean war), and pisany these "products" in odicheskom a genre, tjazhelostopnym are called as a verse. On what Michael Mihajlovich appreciated and respected literary talent of the brother and with delight accepted everything, that left from under its feather, and that, estimating last ode, writes to it straight, without diplomacy: «Read your verses and has found their very bad. Verses not your speciality». It is More than that, the hearing about Dostoevsky's these faithful verses will extend in literary circles of Petersburg and will lay down a stain on reputation were petrashevtsa that he should foresee. However, nothing could the author quite grafomanskih odes stop: he all ways aspired to print-publish them or at least to inform of high-ranking officials up to the sovereign. It was important to it to find freedom, to receive a permission to be printed and return to Russia — only for the sake of it it and risked the literary reputation and spotless reputation of the citizen. Thanks God, that readers in the majority about these poetic opuses of the great novelist and in the last century did not guess, and today do not know. Feodor Mihajlovich never recollected subsequently these compelled derzhavinskih experiences and itself, perhaps, would be surprised, if who to it tells-has reminded, that he could-is capable write-compose quite seriously lines like the following: … Russia with vsjakoju a trouble Is familiar! Happened to it, that did not happen to you. Its Tatar under a heel pressed, And it has come to be underfoot … So, Dostoevsky as though anew, in second time prepares for a literary christening. In the same way, as in the beginning 1840, it cannot stop on one any capital idea in any way. If then he tried to write stories, historical dramas, tragedies, has not attacked yet happy thought to create-compose the realistic novel in letters and now he again long and painfully searches for the form and a way to tell, new, a word in the literature. To begin with he tries to write memoirs on penal servitude, then the novel comic »about which writes-mentions in letters to  A.N.Maykov (on January, 18th, 1856 ) and  to M.M.Dostoevsky (on November, 9th, 1856 ) undertakes for big«      , and to the last informs: «… the fragments, absolutely finished episodes, from this big novel, I would wish to print now». However, in a year (on November, 3rd, 1857 ) Dostoevsky admits to the brother: « … all novel, with all materials, is combined now in a box. I took to write the story, small (however, sheets in 6 printing). Having terminated it, I will write the novel from the Petersburg life, like «Poor people» (and the thought is even better than "Poor people»), both these things have been begun for a long time by me and chastiju are written, difficulties do not represent, job goes fine, and on 15th of December I send in "Bulletin" my 1st story … »Speech in this case there is, most likely, about the story« a Village Stepanchikovo and its inhabitants »and the novel« Humiliated and offended ». And so, to any 15th December the manuscript to lead it has not been sent in« the Moscow bulletin »— the writer has finished job over it only in one and a half year, in June of 1859. And for the Petersburg novel Dostoevsky closely will sit down and at all in three years … Well there is no in any way at it in Semipalatinsk a job! The suffering writer informs the brother: «… I it wish to redeem all the novel. If my business is not possible, I, maybe, will be hung up …» the Attentive reader of these lines for certain will recollect, that they were already quoted by us in chapter 1. Really, it is young Dostoevsky's exclamation-threat from the letter to the brother from March, 24th, 1845, before the first literary debut. Then and more time we will recollect, that those days he just has the day before read in «Russian invalid» about suicides of poor and living in misery German writers. It is thought, in Semipalatinsk, before the second literary debut, Dostoevsky was in similar mood and we overwhelm was similar self-destructive thoughts. As in case of literary failure it doomed to poverty and a hopelessness not only, but now and the wife with the adopted son. It quite could mentally again as though primerivat on itself(himself) pogibelnuju destiny of hero-loser Yefimov from «netochki nezvanovoj». As at this time to it the tragical ending of destiny of the writer I becomes just known.  P.Butkova. Dostoevsky knew it close enough, they were coevals, debuted in the literature almost simultaneously and in 1840th years even were on friendly terms: unsociable Butkov only with Dostoevsky maintained confidential relations. It is more than that, many critics compared-compared the novel «Poor people» with products Butkova, at times preferring the last as, for example, the anonymous reviewer of magazine "Illustration" (1846, № 4) has made it . More serious authors of reviews and articles (  A.A.Grigoriev, And.  V.Druzhinin,  N.A.Dobrolyubov) put these two young writers of "natural school» in one number, that, however, too mismatched the validity. Jacob Petrovich (as we see, — full namesake Goljadkina!) Butkov let out books, actively, as well as Dostoevsky, was printed in prestigious «Domestic notes», but as, besides, and the author of "Poor people», was indebted eternally to "exploiter" Kraevsky, suffered poverty and even hunger. After defeat petrashevtsev and Dostoevsky Butkov's arrest, apparently, has gone through the strongest nervous shock, has thrown the literature, has gone underground. He has died in November, 1856 all forgotten, in chamber for beggars of the Petersburg hospital. Dostoevsky should shudder, having learnt about such terrible death of the familiar writer. It again has as though tried on on itself(himself) another's destiny, as though foresaw the scenario and the is awful-hypothetical death in uncertainty-abandonment and poverty. He there and then hurries up-hurries to reproach (with podspudno-personal implied sense!) the brother and in his face all literary-capital environment for similar awful indifference to writers which awarded before praises and ennobled: « My friend as it is a pity to me poor Butkova! And so to die! Yes that you looked, that have allowed to it to die in hospital! As it is sad!. » Meanwhile, in 8th number «Domestic notes» for 1857 appears the story «the Small hero (From unknown memoirs)», under it costs the mysterious ciphered signature — M Th. In capital literary circles, certainly, at once there is known, what is it disgraced Feodor Dostoevsky's product. He learns about the publication «Children's fairy tale» from the letter of the brother only in half a year. The rebirth of the writer has as though taken place. What Dostoevsky's reaction to it so passionately expected event? Strangely enough, instead of pleasure, satisfaction and even delight it in the letter to Michael Mihajlovichu suddenly shows discontent, expostulates it: «News about napechatanii« the Children's fairy tale »to me was not absolutely pleasant. I thought for a long time it to alter …» Yes, really, in the first letter to the brother after an exit from a jail he asked that «the Children's fairy tale» not to show to anybody. But Feodor Mihajlovich as if has forgotten, that time and again then in letters to Michael Mihajlovichu (on November, 9th, 1856 , on March, 9th, 1857 ) and Vrangelju (on December, 21st, 1856 , on March, 9th, 2857 ) He it is live was interested in attempts to print this story, hurried them it to make. Precedent-proof was extremely important, that it can-be printed, and it as he, probably, hoped, will inspire him, will interrupt the tightened creative crisis. However, by the moment of an exit of number "OZ" with the Peter and Paul story Dostoevsky, first, has already realised quite, that this completely not characteristic bagatelle for it at all does not approach for a role of considerable debut product; secondly, he has dared-intended to finish-edit it (as has carried out later for meeting of the compositions of 1860) really for a long time already; well and, thirdly, he then also learns about change Kraevsky with a view of conspiracy of the name of the story and the signature, — because of what the plan of literary rehabilitation of the writer-petrashevtsa was brought to nothing. And here with reception of an officer rank possibility to be printed under the name is found, with the beginning of efforts about resignation and moving to Russia necessity izdavatsja-be printed sharply has ripened. Dostoevsky considers, develops and begins to put into practice the individual technology of creative process what rudiments oboznachilis-were showed even before penal servitude in relations with Kraevsky. The essence of this technology, at first sight, is simple, but for any other writer would be intolerable and pogibelna: not having even has begun at least the draught manuscript, Dostoevsky offers just conceived product in magazine, elicits-receives considerable (rather) advance payment and only after that, chained to a table contract obligations, with a head is dipped into job. And, these true unbearable conditions of writing really as though stimulated inspiration, considerably lifted temperature of creative heat, and there is even a theory at literary critics, that-de if the author «Notes from an underground» and «Brothers Karamazovyh» wrote the products slowly and measuredly as Goncharov or Turgenev, it would not be, would not become — Dostoevsky … And then, in Siberia, it has made-has made and at all the improbable: through Michael Mihajlovicha concludes in December, 1857 the contract with the editor-publisher of just created magazine «Russian word»  G.A.Kushelev-Bezbordko on the publication of the novel and receives forward 500 roubles silver; and there and then, it is literally trace (on January, 11th, 1858 ) it in the letter to the publisher of "Russian bulletin»  M.N.Katkovu offers the big novel, undertakes to send the first part throughout summer so «the sir Mr. the publisher» can from September number the novel already and print. And Dostoevsky absolutely frankly informs Katkovu on the agreement-contract with Kushelev-Bezbordko, about 500 roubles of advance payment but as it, Dostoevsky, «has entered into debts» and as «and for the further maintenance» to it extremely and 1000 roubles he and asks from the publisher of the Moscow magazine are urgently necessary to have, in turn, 500 roubles under the future novel. Feodor Mihajlovich as if has a presentiment-foresees, that subsequently its creative destiny will be very firmly connected with «Russian bulletin», therefore its this first letter-application to  M.N.Katkovu so vastly-is detailed and confidentially-frankly. In this message the writer, paraphrasing known Pushkin maksimu from «Mozart and Salieri», will formulate the treasured credo-dream: «But job for money and job for art — for me two things not joint». But he admits the same letter, that to it, alas, it is necessary to combine involuntarily these two kinds of job and last lines, already in a postscript, it providcheski with bitterness ascertains: «the Destiny washing, possibly to work because of money, in the most constraining sense of a word …» And, alas, already on it, the very first business letter, the publisher of "Russian bulletin», the mister extremely business and punctual, will be convinced quite, that about terms prisylki in edition of manuscripts it is necessary to concern Dostoevsky's assurances-promises extremely cautiously. «To send the novel in the promised term I undertake by all means …», — the writer has assured. Skating rinks immediately sends it prosimye 500 roubles. Also what, eventually, it poluchilos-left actually? Promised for «Russian word» a thing — the story «Uncle's dream» — edition receives instead of April of 1857 only in January of next year, and in «Russian bulletin» the story «Village Stepanchikovo and its inhabitants» — and that parts! — 1859 will wait only in a year after the promised term, in the summer. But, it is necessary to underline, the literary reputation of the author of "Poor people» was still so high, that Kushelev-Bezbordko was not afflicted with delay of "the Uncle's dream», and, on the contrary, has there and then sent to Dostoevsky new advance payment in one thousand roubles under one more novel promised to it. And Dostoevsky's literary reputation will steadily raise from product to product so though "Village Stepanchikovo" and has not appeared in «Russian bulletin», but subsequently Skating rinks will concern quite tolerantly infringement of the promised schedules by Dostoevsky prisylki manuscripts. He will know-understand, that the writer always sincerely and fairly defined-appointed terms of an exit from under the feather of new product or its part, but thus Dostoevsky absolutely as though and forgot, did not consider, that epilepsy attacks, other hvori-illnesses, all unforeseen circumstances of a life and public work will unsettle it, will slow down job. Taking away money from editions forward he as forgot — involuntarily or intentionally, — that can at any moment as he knew it, suddenly to die. 6 In Semipalatinsk Dostoevsky thirsts to learn about what impression makes on public and whether makes in general the story «Uncle's dream» The first poet A.N.Pleshcheev who has read it in the manuscript responds in the letter  : as a whole the response is positive («Generally the story is rather good …»), but the friend to a youth and does not hide, that expected bolshego, and that «the novel responds haste». In the same letter Alexey Nikolaevich notifies Feodor Mihajlovicha, that-de Turgenev passionately wishes to read «the Uncle's dream» as soon as possible, in a proof-reading. It is thought, such impatience from Ivan Sergeevicha's party rather has flattered Dostoevsky. Already in Tver the writer greedy listens to the slightest messages-responses on the new products. But also «the uncle's dream», and "Village Stepanchikovo" which after long drudgeries on editions of "Russian bulletin» and "Contemporary" has appeared, at last, in last two numbers «Domestic notes» for 1859 and upon which the writer rested special hopes, — these hopes-expectations have not justified. Reading public has not learnt the author of "Poor people». He has deceived her. Vaudevillian plots, humour of the writer-convict have nonplused it. As if Belinsky's acute judgements-responses have been forgotten about young Dostoevsky: «At first sight it is visible, that talent of of Dostoevsky not satirical, not descriptive, but in high degree creative and that prevailing character of its talent — humour. <…> to make laugh and deeply to shake soul of the reader in one and too time, to force it to smile through tears, — what ability, what talent!.» Readers-critics as though absolutely also have forgotten, that before penal servitude Dostoevsky too created-printed purely comic vaudevillian things like stories «Another's wife» and «the Jealous husband» (which in the uniform story «Another's wife and the husband under a bed» subsequently soedinilis-have merged). As a result, professional critics remained in the absolute bewilderment and Dostoevsky's who has come back in the literature Siberian products have amicably become silent. We were reached only by responses from private letters and some memoirs of contemporaries from which we learn, that, for example, Nekrasov has pronounced severe enough and categorical sentence, say, — Dostoevsky «left all» and to it more to write nothing. Even Pleshcheevu "Village Stepanchikovo" has appeared «resolutely not to liking», Goncharov praises this story «with reservations», Kraevsky considered, that by places "Village Stepanchikovo" is very stretched, and «in general it is a pity», that Dostoevsky gives in to influence of humour and tries to make laugh — it-de, not its elements … only native brother Michael Mihajlovich unconditionally with delight has concerned Feodor Mihajlovicha's Siberian stories, — but on that it and the brother. Others will understand and will estimate really these products (and it is especially valid a highly artistic thing «Has sat down Stepanchikovo also its inhabitants») much after, perhaps, only after death of the author. Certainly, in it there is a big share of fault and Dostoevsky. Well absolutely, apparently, it is not clear, why it has begun with comic vaudevilles when all waited from it at once something like «for Notes from the Dead house». Alas, the writer was simply reinsured. When in 1873 the Moscow student M.P.Fyodorov has asked from the writer of the permission to alter history «from mordasovskih annals» for a scene, Dostoevsky has frankly written-has explained to it: «… 15 years I did not re-read my story« Uncle's dream ». Now, having re-read, I find it plohoju. I have written it then in Siberia, for the first time after penal servitude, is unique to begin again on purpose a literary field, and awfully being afraid of censorship (as to the former exiled). That is why has involuntarily written veshchichku pigeon nezlobija and remarkable innocence …» In the tideway of our theme it is necessary to note-underline occurrence in this the first after penal servitude «veshchichke pigeon nezlobija» the hero-suicide. Besides, the given hero besides — the poor poet-loser. And it is one more acknowledgement to that Dostoevsky during that moment-period before the second debut extremely was excited-disturbed with destiny of the artist-loser like musician Yefimov invented by it once or real writer Butkova. However, the Vasja-poet from the Siberian story tries to reduce an abacus with a life, apparently, because of unfortunate love, because of jealousy. But the radical reason is covered in it neudachlivosti, in its passion to poetry. zina just loves it, likes-appreciates it for a poetic height of soul and talent. However, in the opinion of its mammy it only — «kropatel worthless stishonkov», receiving teacher's salaries twelve one rubles in a month, and as the groom for Ziny is a full zero. And itself vasja, already on the deathbed, states Zine the undercover thoughts, kakovye tormented, as we already know, and Dostoevsky before wedding from  M.D.Isaevoj: « I am unworthy your love, Zina! You and in practice were fair and magnanimous: you have gone to mother and have told, that will leave for me and for anybody another, and would constrain a word because at you the word was not broken a set with business. Whether <…> you know, Zinochka, what after all I at all did not understand then, than you endow, leaving for me! I could not even understand that that, leaving for me, you, maybe, would die with hunger … » Poet Vasja decides to die voluntary in rather romantic way — to kill itself a transient consumption. Here is how he has explained Zine the zadumku and, so to say, technology of suicidal process: «Vanity how much here was! Romanticism! Told l to you in detail my silly history, Zina? Whether you see, there was here the third year one prisoner, the defendant, the villain and dushegubets; but when it was necessary to punishment, it has appeared the most cowardly person. Knowing, that will not deduce the patient to punishment, it has got wines, has insisted in him to tobacco and has drunk. With it such vomiting with blood has begun (br-r-r, poetic, you see, in it it is not enough! — N. N) And so long proceeded, that has hurt to it lungs. It have transferred to hospital, and in some months he has died in a malicious consumption. Well here, my angel, I also has recollected about this prisoner <…> and has dared as to ruin itself. But as though you thought, why I have chosen a consumption? Why I have not hung, was not drowned? Was afraid fast death? Perhaps, and so, — but all somehow seems to me, Zinochka, as here has not done without sweet romantic nonsenses! All the same at me was then thought: as it will be beautiful, that here I will lay on bed, dying in a consumption, and you all will be killed, suffer, that have finished me to a consumption; itself you will come to me with povinnoju, you will fall predo me to knees... I excuse you, dying on your hands … » If what critic then, in 1859, undertook nevertheless to assort the revived Dostoevsky's first story, it behind the cascade of comic scenes and images hardly would pay special attention on tragical destiny of poet Vasi, on a drama problem of talent perishing in poverty. And if has turned, quite could drop the remark, that-de Mr. Dostoevsky has invented rather exotic and absolutely unreal way of suicide for the unfortunate hero-writer. And only then, reading in one and a half-two year documentary-memoirs «Notes from the Dead house», this our hypothetical critic would learn, that leaving from a life by means of infused wine on tobacco exists in a real life and is thought up-is invented by one sharp-witted convict far from poetic romanticism. However, ostrozhnyj the poor fellow in such a way tried to change only a fate, to be unwell only slightly and to avoid punishment by sticks, however has not calculated a dose and was lost. The poet-hero from «the Uncle's dream» knew, on what goes, than will come to an end it otravnoe vinopitie. And with severe egoism of all unfortunate enamoured he fine knew-understood: suicide — the most effective way to punish the culprit of suicide. And Zina, really feeling the fault, in despair exclaims: «you would not meet me, would not grow fond of me so would remain to live!.» And moreover, it has sworn Vase to doom herself to loneliness, and last lines «mordasovskoj to annals» is informed, that though and minulo it is a lot of time after described events, Zynaida in marriage and did not leave … But after all here that else it is necessary to note: in this story there is one more dead person and too after all if to call things by their proper names, — the suicide. It is a question of the header character of "the Uncle's dream» — the prince K. Yes, yes! The person silently-easy was going to to attain the age, luxuriate many years in the serene provided old age as suddenly a case, circumstances violently transform it from the carefree blissfully happy old man – into the groom, so to say, in object of contention, struggle and civil wars mordasovskogo scale. And instead of running from Mordasova from perfect temptations already superfluous and unnecessary it aged bonvivan and seladon prince K is not worse than poor poet Vasi stakes the life and rushes with all bald head to a deadly whirlpool zhenihovstva. The result is known: If young vasja samoubilsja by means of "stkljanki" tobacco wine, having called a transient consumption the old prince-uncle unreasonable self-destructive behaviour has called in the decrepit organism the strongest nervous shock and an inflammation in a stomach from what suddenly and prematurely umre in mordasovskoj to hotel. Ways different — finish one. 7 And meanwhile to Dostoevsky the life in Tver is already intolerable. This provincial city situated near Moscow for it becomes more hated even Semipalatinsk, even gluhomannogo mythical Mordasova. Only in a month with small after arrival from Siberia, he writes Vrangelju, that Tver «to one thousand times gazhe» Semipalatinsk: «… It is gloomy, it is cold (it after Siberia! — N. N), stone houses (and in Petersburg what? — N. N), any movement, any interests, — even libraries are not present the decent. The present prison!.» In ten years, creating the novel "Demons", the writer will represent in him unfortunate Tver with its inhabitants rather spitefully and even pamfletno. Let's recollect once again, that Tver is between Moscow and Petersburg and all in any two hundred kilometres from pervoprestolnoj. Also we will notice in brackets, that in those days letters from northern capital reached Tver, unlike our days, less than for days. However, the writer did not arrange even such — much more favorable in comparison with Siberia for creative job — conditions. It is torn in capital, is direct that environment-atmosphere where only and rather literary-journal life boils. And if earlier, in Semipalatinsk, he dreamt at least of Moscow, achieved the permission to live in it now for it the earth promised was only — Petersburg, Petersburg and more times Petersburg. It starts to strive strenuously even more again on the permission perebratsja-be pulled out in capital. Are connected-are involved Tver governor general P.T.Baranov, again, as well as earlier,  A.E.Vrangel, the hero of the Sevastopol defence and acquaintance Dostoevsky on  E.I.Totleben's engineering school  … In particular, in the letter to the last from October, 4th, 1859 still disgraced writer so explains the reasons vsenepremennogo its residing only in Petersburg: first, capital doctors can treat its epilepsy only, and if it not to treat to come inevitable and fast death; secondly, it should contain the wife and the stepson and as no condition any has and lives only literary work extremely loses, dealing with literary entrepreneurs in absentia; thirdly, in Petersburg there live its close relatives with whom he was not seen ten years … In same time Dostoevsky conceives-develops the grandiose plan of maintenance to itself of year of quiet job over the big novel which really will return it a name, and «zaprodat it forward and on it to live — suicide». The mot extremely emotional, but — was pulled out from consciousness, from soul, has ripened in thoughts-reflexions. The plan not to ruin idea («the novel with idea and will set me in motion») it is that: to publish meeting of the compositions in three volumes. Feodor Mihajlovich in detail states the project in the letter to the brother from October, 1st, 1859, begging it at once to start to operate-help in realisation of this plan-dream. However, Michael Mihajlovich though also the brother consanguineous, but as a matter of fact too «the literary entrepreneur», the intermediary and — as it slows down business! In one and a half week after a writing of the letter the Tver hermit goes va-bank — makes the message-application on the most highest name. The Reasons-reasons for residing only and by all means in capital are stated all the same three: illness, specificity of literary work, relatives. It is necessary to result at least a slice from this letter-application «were gosudareva the criminal» (so Dostoevsky in the first lines characterises itself) addressed to emperor Alexander II — what force of the belief, what expression, what syllable! «Illness washing amplifies more and more. From each attack I probably lose memory, imagination, sincere and corporal forces. An outcome of my illness — a relaxation (that is, — a paralysis. — N. N) Death or madness. At me the wife and the stepson about whom I should peshchis. I have no condition any and sniskivaju means of living is unique the literary work heavy and wearisome in painful my position … »the Similar lexicon —« peshchis "," sniskivaju »— will start talking then absolutely knocked down by a life and circumstances finished to suicide (sic!) Marmeladov in a"Crime and punishment ". Meanwhile, having sent the application addressed to the tsar through Tver governor Baranova, Dostoevsky according to the advice of skilled in official bureaucracy Vrangelja vystrelivaet in three weeks at once a doublet of missives in III branch: one addressed to the chief,  prince V.A.Dolgorukov, the second — managing director A.E.Timashev  . And, as it has appeared, has arrived perfectly: while the first letter was reached-doplelo Alexander II already a month later just over, the question has been already solved in III th branch and solved positively. Yet not knowing about it, in the absolute impatience Dostoevsky sends one more letter-request addressed to prince Dolgorukov — to allow it to arrive to the definitive decision of business to Petersburg at least for the shortest term: to settle problems with the collected works edition, that only and can give for its family of means of subsistence … And here, on December, 16th Michael Mihajlovich and Sergey Mihajlovich go in the morning on station of the Nikolaev railway to meet the expensive brother-martyr from Tver. Alas! The meeting has not taken place. It is that, it is visible, was «bitter sudbina» (the name of the play Pisemsky about which Dostoevsky has responded enthusiastically literally for a week before in the letter to Pleshcheevu) Feodor Mihajlovicha: during the moment of full clearing from the reference it took, and has fallen ill. And, illness not svoeju it is noble-vozvyshennoju — not an epilepsy aggravation, and hvorju podloju, nizmennoju, obidnoju — «an inflammation in guts». Probably, it was nevertheless a consequence of a nervous overstrain on life-destiny crisis: the sick organism has given failure in expectation of the new turn, the new stage, new changes. Shortly before that Dostoevsky has written-has formulated in the letter to Vrangelju (on October, 31st, 1859 ): «When there is no new, and it seems, that absolutely has already died …» Thanks God, Dostoevsky in Tver has not died, was not lost and even seriously and for a long time has not ached. On December, 20th, 1859, without five days in ten years after the compelled exile, he has stepped, at last, into the Petersburg earth. The Earth promised … PART THE SECOND The chapter IV Rebirth 1 The most fatal epoch in Dostoevsky's life — last third of the terrestrial term, released to it the God … was came-has begun <<<(P. 10) (P. 12)>>>
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