Why should you read “Crime and Punishment”? - Alex Gendler
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What drives someone to kill in cold blood? What goes through the murderer’s mind? And what kind of a society breeds such people? Over 150 years ago Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky took these questions up in what would become one of the best-known works of Russian literature: “Crime and Punishment.” Alex Gendler digs into the classic novel's exploration of alienation, morality and redemption.
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DO NOLI ME TANGERE
Hi
As long as there's no axe sinking into my back though.
Why you should read Flowers for Algernon!
Next, do Count of Monte Cristo.
“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.”
one of the best quotes from the book.
A truly terrifying premise...
That's true.
0:03 Not inevitable... Still, curable
Marry me please!
I haven't read it yet...but the quote is so true and powerful!!
Props to the animator. They never get the credit but they do all the beautiful work.
I would say "split"
Aarham Khan half of the comments praise the animation.
@@psychotron2624 I know, just said it for what it's worth.
Psychotron26 There can never be enough compliments for stunning work like this.
Wow-How Studio is credited in the decsription for what it's worth
The main reason I am proud to be Russian - I can read Dostoyevsky in the original
that must be quite an experience. I sort of want to learn russian because translation never captures the work's true essence and even translated russian literature is celebrated, i cant imagine how the original is. But yall's language is really hard (TT)
@@kiaaa7330 Unfortunately, Russian language is difficult even for Russians
О да
Aha! You are lucky
I hate you
'Well, if you are so smart, why do you lay around in here like a sack and do nothing all day?'
As a burnt-out 'smart kid' when I first read this book, this line really got to me
As a burnt-out kid who also read this book I can agree
this hit harder than I thought it would
I’ve never read the book but now I’m intrigued. That line also reminds me of the line from Billy Joel’s song ‘Vienna’, “... if you’re so smart, tell me why are you still so afraid?” Whenever I listen to it, I feel so called out 😞
Edit: I’ve just finished reading it and I cried at the end of the epilogue lol (I didn’t expect that). Are most Russian novels like this, incredibly gloomy & depressing in the beginning & then hopeful & romantic in the end? 😭😭
Woah, I didn’t know about that term, but “burnt-out smart kid” fits within my life really well.
I’m glad that I noticed that kind of early and am trying to fix it. (I’m 16 and noticed it some months ago - still trying to pass through it)
trust me as a 28 year old college graduate with a masters degree... it hits even harder. believe me, you're young and you still have time to figure things out (mentally, emotionally and physically) try not stress yourself out over it.
The animation really fits the tone and mood of the topic. Its not just splendid animation but the right animation.
Thank you Hyun Seok Ryu! We're glad you enjoyed it.
It's nearly the same as I imagined it
I know. This animation has that sense of horror.
Movie animated like that would be great
The eerie music helps as well
Me : * still have around 13 books left unread on my desk*
Also me : "For the love of God, I NEED TO GET MY HAND ON THIS BOOK !"
Guttenberg Project should have it free of fees.
😆😆sameeeee
Me_irl
You never could have described my life better
Just a month ago, I put aside every other book I had just to read Crime and Punishment a second time (I read it first in 2016). No regrets. It's now one of my favourites.
The scene in this book with the detective interrogating Rodion is just absolutely amazing and incredible. Always brought chills to my spine.
The way that chapter ended i was sure he was being caught right there🔥, talk about cliffhangers
I thought he was talking to me.i really related to that scene.
All of their encounters are brilliant. The one where Porofiry Petrovich pretends not to think that Raskolnikov is the murderer is ingenious and brilliantly constructed in its psychological aspects by Dostoevsky, however their encounter after that where Porofiry reveals his exact thoughts and plans is incredibly touching. The explanation of Nikolai's false self-denunciation through his desire for "taking on one's suffering" and giving a part of oneself away for salvation because of his past and then offering for Raskolnikov to confess his crime for the same reason. "For suffering, Rodion Romanovitch, is a great thing". Deeply Christian.
Agreed ! with the little laughs from Porfiry Petrovich
Did u know that “ Columbo” is based on that detective?
One of the reasons I love this book is that it doesn't just say "Poverty leads to murder" and shows us examples of all these characters that handle problems such as poverty differently, we have a complete opposite of Raskolnikov - Dmitri Razumikhin, who is definitely my favourite character and brings so much into both the book and Rodion's eventual redemption. There's also Sonya, whose faith and goodness inspired Raskolnikov, especially considering how much Sonya has suffered throughout the story.
The idea of this book is not that "Poverty leads to murder"
@@skyroc6872 Yeah I know, that's the point of my comment ;)
Razumikhin is such a great guy, I adore him. He doesn't develope crazy theories, but works hard and helps people
Razumikhin was the actual goat, he took all the annoying shenanigans of Raskolnikov and still insisted on helping him and his family
@@boredsage8746 facts!
The part where Dostoyevsky describes Raskolnikov's dream about the horse being violently abused got to me so much
Same with me! I don't know what it is about it, maybe that as a boy he was so pure and he stayed with the horse till the end, and he had the dream just after he murdered the pawnbroker and her sister? Mayhaps it's the guilt that he supressed!
i get far too excited about russian literature please help me
@@bigratman_ n demons ofc
Interesting fact is that : When Dostoyevski was writing that story about horse being violently abused, at that time in Germany, Friedrich Nietzsche went crazy after dreaming about horse being violently abused.
Anyone seen the movie “Fury?” When the talk about Brad Pitt, a battle-hardened veteran, weeping over the slaughter of horses, I wonder if it was a reference to Dostoevsky or to Nietzsche?
@@bendelianibeka4628 I noticed this before and I still don't get the relation, didn't find anything online about it either, do you have any resources around it?
Russian literature: everything is about suffering.
More like living in Russia as a whole
The nature of life is suffering. The sooner we accept this the happier we'll be.
There is no happiness in existence.. Only suffering.
@@alshahriardihan1976 I spoke in relative terms, "happier" vs "happy". Happiness in itself is not a worthwhile goal, but I do believe those who seek to form meaningful lives are happier than those who don't.
That being said, I do believe true happiness will be found in death for those who have faith in God.
Вот
One more thing for you to know. When Dostoevsky was at the labor camp, he spent the whole 4 years with prisoners, people, who committed crime and killed people. He talked to them and learned a lot about criminal psychology, he realized how criminal's mind works before and after the crime, he listened to their guilt that haunted them for the rest of their lives and that drove him to write Crime and Punishment.
As I Russian Im VERY happy our literature, Crime and Punishment included, gets the attention and love from the others it fully deserves. English translate loses its raw emotions and feelings that it has in the original, but it's still something we are proud about and love deeply.
i believe its better in Russian language but it would take me long to learn as a Belgian so ill have to go with the Englisch translation .
"I didn't kill the person i killed the idea" Is one of the best lines i have ever read on a book(Sorry for my English)
definetly also the line before it
is this from the book? if you enjoy this concept you may like “V for Vendetta” because this is the entire message of the story.
Wait, wasn't this from the count of monte cristo?
@@nottletottle i read in in the book
Hi (sorry for my bad english).
Dostoevskys writing is so good, it hurts. You will be destroyed by his books, and you will want more. Pure genius.
Like G.R.R Martin?
@@karelkrajicek6607 well I'm Russian, so Dostoevsky is closer to my heart
@@russianrenaissance2514 sure thing, I was just asking if Dostoevsky's writings is similar to G.R.R Martin, because I never red the Crime and Punishment.
So true! Am Canadian and am disappointed there is no Russian literature in our schools - it makes Dickens look like a boring soap opera!
@@MyKrabi Dickens is good writer and even Dostoyevsky loved his works
"Do you understand, sir, do you understand what it means when you have absolutely nowhere to turn?"
This book gave me anxiety!
Omg i just read this chapter today
"throw your soldiers into position from whence there is no escape, and he will prefer death to flight" - Sun Tzu
Ah Marmeladov 😪
Relatable quote
Am I a trembling creature, whether I have the right?
After watching this, I read the Crime and Punishment and fell instantly in love with the Fyodor Dostoevsky's work.
hi, which translator's version did you read? Im finding garnett's everywhere but someone recommended Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky
@@kiaaa7330 buy crime and punishment (vintage classic) it is translated by Pevear and Volokhonsky. Constance Garnett’s translation is good too.
This animation was much darker than the images I made in my head when I read the novel, but it's amazing. I feel that when reading it I did not measure the magnitude of the acts committed by the characters. I felt sympathy for Raskolnikov and even identified with him, and I felt deeply sorry for Svidrigailov. Watching this animation I think that in my mind the story was like a children's story.
What were the images in your head?
Why do you feel deeply sorry for Svidrigailov? I'm genuinely curious.
Same @yaelmorales
@@churro3588 he have deep heart
Svidrigailov did good things, but the amount of violence and pain that he had brought is so much more. He is a doppelganger, a fragment of Raskolnikov's soul, which shows his most cruel and cynical part.
“The two were sitting side by side, sad and crushed, as if they had been washed up alone on a deserted shore after a storm. He looked at Sonya and felt how much of her love was on him, and, strangely, he suddenly felt it heavy and painful to be loved like that”
This book still haunts me and is a must read for everyone.
Oh man. That's beautiful.
This is one of my many underlined paragraphs in this book! Everyone should read this masterpiece!
i read the book when i was fairly young. it gave me ptsd. i still get nightmares that i unwittingly caused a death and the guilt is drowning me. chilling.
which translation is that? sorry for asking after 2 years btw lmao
@@mk-vg6vg Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky!
Raskolnikov means "broken", "divided", "disorganized" in Russian
not a very strong connection, though
@@lizlovelace5677 It's actually more like "breaker" or "splitter". This is much more accurate translation
There also were (and I suppose still is but slightly reformed) a religious group of Old-Believers (старообрядцы) sometimes referred as Raskolniki who practiced Eastern Orthodox Christianity rituals as they were before Russian Orthodox Church splitting (in Russia it calls Raskol) in 17th century due to the changes in rituals and liturgies. They were hunted, heavily punished and exiled from the society for their beliefs which led to their seclusion.
Not exactly. Roskolnik (Раскольник) means shatterer or breaker. Roskolnikov would be that plus the suffix of a regular russian last name.
Well it's what he to that lady's head, it's quite appropriate.
The last interaction of Raskolnikov and the detective, when the detective says
“Why, you , Rodion Romanovitch! You are the murderer,”
gives me chills.
it's don't have matter. i don't know why people worry about why he or she kill her. It's gone...
I loved all of the Detective's interactions with raskolnikov
"It was you, Rodion! You've committed the *Crime* and now must face the *Punishment!"*
- The Detective, probably, I didn't read the book
@@LaRavachole truly one of the lines ever made
@@artemis7496 Me too, the way he built the tension in the conversation and made Rodia shiver, it was fascinating.
Crime and Punishment is the perfect book for young students as it essentially acts as a dummy run for our own desires - mainly to have money and to see ourselves as exceptional individuals - but then exposes the destructive emotions that can break us down. A fantastic novel with an excellent warning to us all. If you like audio books then I would suggest listening to the version narrated by Michael Sheen.
'Nothing is harder than telling the truth and nothing is easier than flattery' -Rodian Romanovitch Raskolnikov
It is said by Svidrigailov, as I can remember :)
@@anastasijapetrovic6554 Yup just finished the book, Svidrigailov said this
Svidrigailov***
@Middle Child I mean maybe, but they also may have just read it a long time ago and forgotten who said it. Personally I only caught this error because I finished the book only the week before my comment
burn all copies of this book.
"'Dostoevsky's dead,' said the citizeness, but somehow not very confidently.
'I protest!' Behemoth exclaimed hotly. 'Dostoevsky is immortal!" - The Master and Margarita
I loved that book!
Just finished reading that. U stole my comment lol
О боже эта фраза очень сильно вбивается в голову
Kot Behemot, what a character!
a masterpiece. especially Behemoth and the trial of Yeshua Ha Nostri
Raskolnikov being called "a murderer" by the porter.....sent chills down my spine.
It wasn't the porter
+1
the artisan* and yes, felt the same bruh
Damn, that scene was so frightening....
I remember this, for a moment I thought Dostoyevsky was going to delve into the supernatural, he was almost toying with the idea throughout the novel. However I'm glad it all remained grounded in reality, humans in their own right are interesting enough. An absolutely beautifully written piece of literature!
на уроках литературы без упоминания о сонечке не обходилось ни разу, так что слегка странно не увидеть её здесь. но, боже, это было красиво.
++++ было просто восхитительно
Никогда не любила ее. И какой же был взгляд у учителя, когда я это сказала при нем) Благо, он человек понимающий и для него главное - аргументы. Не думаю, что мы смогли бы столько всего *обсудить* с другим преподавателем. Лучший ♡
Потому что фокусироваться на любовном интересе только из-за того, что так принято - априори неправильный подход. Персонаж Сони в рамках книги второстепенный, а сцен и вовсе имеет столько же, сколько у третьестепенных персонажей. Так что упоминать её и религию - совершенно не обязательно, поверхностно описывая суть книги.
@@vinnie-chan Соня далеко не второстепенный персонаж-она воплощение идеала Достоевского- смирение, сострадание и благодетель. Она победила всю теорию(Сведригайлова, Раскольникова и Порфирия). А романтическая линия Раскольникова и Сони - идейная часть произведения..так что ваше высказывание совершенно неверно, что показывает поверхностное прочтение романа.
@@vinnie-chan и насчет религии я с Вами тоже не соглашусь. Достоевский был верующим человеком и веру заложил в произведение. Даже сцена чтения Евангелие, которая по-сути уже окончательно подводит Раскольникова к признанию «перерождению». Религия играет не малую роль в этом Произведении
As a Russian, I would like to thank you for how beautifully Russian culture is represented in this video’s animation
Lats Niebling Soviet period has produced a lot of great art works too. Western propaganda has demonized this period for years, so now everyone associates Soviet Union solely with repressions and purges, paying no attention to scientific advancements, cinematography, and overall cultural development. Soviet Union was not 70 years of killing people, so it’s culture has to be celebrated to.
@Lats Niebling That's all the problem with Western propaganda : they associate all the period of Soviet Union with Stalin alone. Stalin died in 1953, you know. There was a life after him.
Lats Niebling you have very superficial view so yes, your opponent is right - you are under influence of western propaganda
Ага, в совке была такая культура, что ученых и писателей ссылали в лагеря или расстреливали, только за то, что им не нравился сраный социализм, или на них пришел донос.
Ya right?
*_And let's not forget the crime and punishment about Mr. Krabs selling Spongebob's soul for 62 cents._*
I kinda forgot about that.
Lets not forget how the flying dutchman payed mr.krabs to take back spongebob
62 cents! It's a crime!
I don't get it..Can someone please explain??
but what was the punishment?
A bit surprised it doesn't say anything about Sonya here. Dostoyevsky basically made her an image of a saint despite the nature of her "job" and she played a crucial role in Rodion's life
2:27 Imagine being sentenced to death, coming to terms with and at the last moment being released. That would break anyone. Some of the people sentenced along with Dostoyevsky went crazy.
Dostoevsky was everything, he was a strict Christian, a faithful atheist and freethinker, a rabid nihilist, a stout anti-nihilist, a hardcore conservative, a radical liberal, a simpleton, an intellectual, a man obsessed with despair, a man who embraced the beauty of life, he had it all in him. That's what makes him so great, he had a taste of everything and used it all to create some of the most fascinating characters in all the literary world.
He epitomizes true wisdom. I'm convinced there's nothing about the human condition he didn't understand in its entirety.
I read this book over a decade ago & still remember the way the murder scene made me feel. I felt the author actually committed the crime it was described with such detail.
YEAH! I felt ın that way too,but ın my opinion the author wanted to make us feel that we committed the murder.
😂
In Crime and Punishment, Dostoyevsky really captures the inner dialogue that one has with themselves at every moment. It was one of the characteristics of the book that makes it really special I think.
Man this was such a page turner. Don’t be put off by its size this book is definitely one of the most profound pieces of literature out there!
385 pages read. 50 were readable, the rest 200 year-old psycho babble with zero humour.
One of those self-perpetuating myths that you "have to read it".
Well, you don't. Even though I will probably finish the last 150 about Katarina Ivanovna & co, who are having their full names repeated throughout the book, up to ten times per page to my enormous frustration.
Why won't anyone state that the Emperor is wearing very little clothing?
@@earlgrey5521 i have the same opinion about neon genesis evangelion. The same thing, both some depressed guys going through internal struggle, boring.
@@earlgrey5521 Nabokov is that you?
@@topgear3128 I don't think "depressed internal struggle" is the right term to describe Raskolnikov. Dude literally murdered 2 innocent people and has to live with the constant guilt while also trying not to get caught for it
@@bionicleapple1254yeah Shinji and Rodion are two very different people and characters
I study comparative literature, and this was one of the books I looked forward to reading. Not a lot of people understood Raskolnikov, they thought he was winy and couldn't handle even the smallest decision without overthinking. I could understand his anxiety over the small stuff, and his sensitivity over his crime, though he is still a very complicated figure. He's one of my favorite literary characters, and though his intentions seem very uncertain throughout the book, the ending was still a big surprise in my opinion.
I liked this video, its always nice to learn more about the authors behind the work and the animation fits with the book's atmosphere. The inner workings of Raskolnikov's mind can sometimes feel dark and a bit claustrophobic concerning his own thoughts. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes thrillers, and I can assure that the wait will be worth it. Enough ranting now.
Prince Andrei Bolkonski is probably my favourite but Raskolnikov is a close second.
I read the book when I was 10 or something. I still can visualize some scenes from the book including the crime scenes. I remember I enjoyed the book a lot. It might in fact be my favourite book. I don't know how it affected my psychology though.
@@MrMineHeads. im yet to begin with that work, maybe raskolnikov will get some competition in my mind :)
@@kirapokelmann618 omfg Tolsty really makes some of the best characters in literature. Such a tough book (Tolsty didn't call War & Peace a novel) but so worth it. You become enchanted by the way he writes and the development of his characters. You also get lost because of the hundreds of names and are forced to continue to look up character lists online.
Kira Pökelmann I have recently finished the book for school and I see his flaws and why they can make him a compelling character, but the ending (if you include the epilogue) upset me. I wish it wasn’t included in the first place since it took away the closure I had gleamed from the original one. I just love Dostoyevsky’s style but his female characters are either saviors yet frail or unimportant. Thought I do love the book in its entirety, I just want to fix so many things about it.
Your animation is incredible!
Thank you from Russia :3
wholesome
Yes indeed товарищ!!!
Thank you from Belarus)
@@ksuefremova3775 только-только вернулась из Витебска и области...🙀 Были там на майских, хорошо так)
@@Damonistique😊в следующий раз приезжайте в Минск, тут тоже очень здорово:)
Reading this book is like getting vaccinated against falling for lowbrow literature. I was 17 when I read the Crime and Punishment and I tried reading the Vampire Diaries afterwards. I literally couldn't get further than the first 20 pages because it seemed to be so trivial and unsophisticated
I’ve also noticed that I cannot watch movies and TV shows for the life of me, yet I can read books in full.
THIS IS SO RELATABLE AHAHAHA
But the vampire diaries as a show is everything I don't care 💀
well vampire diaries is for when you want some light reading
Haha! That rang true to me. It's hard to go from thrilling masterpiece to pop fiction and not feel a little underwhelmed.
I'd just like to thank Bungou Stray Dogs for getting me here
@V Tesa Yeah same :)
Same
Is dat anime good??,,, I was thinking to watch it!
@@crosswalker45 I highly recommend it
@@_.belladonna_ ohh. Thankyou!!
WHO is the animator!!He deserves an award
Second that!
When I just started reading the book I told a girl in my class that Raskolnikov was willing to murder an elderly pawn-broker because of his poverty, and my teacher just said "I can tell you haven't read the book". So she taught us that his main drive was to confirm his inhuman theory and prove himself to be Napoleon-like.
I didn’t see it like that until he started talking about his theory in the book.
Daniela H. Same, though it didn’t come out of nowhere as the novel set up Raskolnikov’s ego and charcater very well.
It was both, but he wasn't wise enough to understand himself
Yep
@@ImperativeGames Yeah, I think it was both. Although I think the initial reason was because of poverty, but he tries to rationalize it later in the book with the "great men" theory.
This book was heavy, and the feeling of constant cold I had while reading it will be something I will always remember. I could feel the desperation of wanting to escape poverty, rationalizing a horrible act and how much one can rationalize themselves as someone great but then ultimately realizing that if it's not the sense of unaccomplishment, it's the guilt that kills you. You cannot escape suffering.
I like to thank the anime Bungou Stray Dogs to introduce me to Crime and Punishment. That anime really marketed me to reading literature such as this one.
Same)))
HI BSD FAMMM
Yess samee
uh oh careful with no longer human then, that's a grim one
@@deactivatedcrmUw that's my first one to read way before I even watch BSD and yes.... It's really that grimm but also my fav
What a coincidence I am currently reading Crime and Punishment.
Faiz Muhammad Azad they are watching you 👽
How would you rate it so far?
.... is this video a spoiler?
@@theboard9959 Not really.
Same. Its taking me a while to finish but its a good read
Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment" is the most disturbing novel that I ever read. My high school English class was assigned to read it. There are plenty of other novels and stories with much more violence and killing, but somehow "Crime and Punishment" really gets under your skin. Perhaps this is because Dostoyevsky takes the reader into the mind of the main character and makes his thoughts so human, rather than something melodramatic that you would find in lesser literature.
Kafka wrote that a book should be an axe for the frozen sea within us. I think Dostoevsky does it pretty well.
Ward 6 by Chehov for me also interesting work, relatively same by their atmospere:3
I could not refuse this UA-cam recommendation.
Thanks Ted-ed
lmao
🤣🤣🤣
So, you flattered huh
□
Someone in Japan turned you into an anime boy, how do u feel abt that lmao
When Raskolnikov picked the axe and said:
"It's Raskolnikov time" that was the moment I knew, I was reading one of the books of all time.
underrated comment
bruh 💀
Неплох.
Raskolnikov, its you!! You're the american psycho?!!
Don't forget those iconic closing lines-
"...and with that, through which all the hearts of man eduredth, one gotten and begotten, Raskolnikov in his cell, waiting his days. With the new testament given him by soon he calls his own, he holds, and so his mind recalls which grace and sacrifice had fated him a savior, with him, waiting, upon hope, a due crime and punishment"
This book got me into russian realism. I loved it and my favorite character has been Razumihin. He is to me, what Raskoljnikov would be, if he made good choices and he is a good friend and person. Also, let's not forget Sonja, as she is the embodiment of the noble russian soul. One thing I admired about Raskoljnikov is, when he tried to murder himself, he didn't do it and found the strength to move on, where others would not. He abandoned his family and friends, didn't believe in God or any religion or have any other mental pillar to lean on. Many find strength only in these things and the question here is, why live on, if not for yourself.
> feed ill murder friend soup
> become my favourite character
Actually,he became religious in the end
Ir Russian literature we have a trope called "speaking surname"(or explaining surname). So surname (Razum)ihin translates to something like "sense" or "mind" and (Raskol)nikov to something like "fracture" or "separation" and Sonya... Well "Sonya" is literally is "sleepyhead".
he didnt murder himself because he felt himself was weak and pathetic, who couldn’t overcome the instinct conventional morality (consciousness). Which he didnt realise, it was the consciousness sustains him to live.
@@daydreamingawweline7744 in the epilogue he reads the gospel I believe
These ‘why you should read’ videos really hype you up. Every book they do sounds like the most exciting thing ever. You just wanna drop everything and read crime and punishment
And this book is actually worth reading
Actually it's the contrary for this book... because the video still can't describe how genuis and complex it really is... It can't hype it up enough
They even make me wanna read Don Quixote 😟
I think the thing that I was most surprised about was how well the story holds up. Moral quandaries and philosophical questions aside, it's just got an entertaining plot and surprisingly likable and relatable characters.
One of my favorite novels i've ever read. This story really makes you see society in many different perspectives. Not to mention it somehow makes you question your own conscience & judgement. The ending was bitter sweet but oddly poetic as much a harlot & a murderer can have.
The animation captures the mood and spirit of the book in its use of colour and style. Kudos to the animators, whoever you are!
I agree. it captures the bleakness and atmosphere of greys
Luke Faulkner animation is great but colors were more like yellow or ocher in this book. And that’s important, because color there means a lot
"Man is a vile creature, and vile is he who calls him vile for it"
man I would LOVE to see the whole book animated like this video, that would be exactly what the world needs
Yeah!! I also read Crime and Punishment in my mother language Tamil and i was surprised to see the thought process of Dostoevsky..how a man can understand one's mind so immensely?...Such a great writer i have ever read....
"All people seem to be divided into 'ordinary' and 'extraordinary'. The ordinary people must lead a life of strict obedience and have no right to transgress the law because they are ordinary. Whereas the extraordinary people have the right to commit any crime they like and transgress the law in any way just because they happen to be extraordinary."
I was amazed while reading this quote. It made me realise how many points of views exist in this world on so many subjects. And how Raskolnikov thinks about crime just blows my mind.
3:19 - 3:47
Sounds like a lot of books, movies, manga, etc wouldn't exist without this archetype. I immediately thought of Death Note.
Honestly, Raskolnikov's spiral was illustrated a lot better than Light's. I think the DN creator could do a lot better if he spent a little more time on the prologue.
@@C-F98 Nah the Pacing of Death Note was great enough as it was.
His struggle with Porfiry reminded me of Light's struggle with L.
DN was inspired by this book
I finished reading this just now and man i think I am in love with dostoevsky 😁
In all seriousness though, i admit in the beginning I thought that as an Indian I might not be able to relate as much with the characters and the plot (due to obvious cultural differences and I was fine with that). But reading this has only made me realize that suffering is same everywhere. And I have kind of started to believe that it is the only thing keeping us human and connected with each other ( If I am making any sense )
100% . As an Indian I agree with this.
And I think i am in love with the Raskolnikov ;) :D
"The last moment had come, the last drops had to be drained! So a man will sometimes go through half an hour of mortal terror with a brigand, yet when the knife is at his throat at last, he feels no fear."
Perfect.
This and War & Peace are the best books I have ever read. They are absolute masterpieces in their own separate ways
Which translation do you recommend?
@@mariamoreno1262 The Pevear and Volokhonsky was good for Crime and punishment, but I didn't like their translation of War & Peace. I also listened to an audiobook of crime and punishment narrated by George Guidall when I tackled the book a 2nd time, and it was phenomenal
wow, I am russian and I never finished it. Some parts very interesting, but it mixed with condenced boring
@@mariamoreno1262 Constance garnet versions are pretty widely available and are some of the earliest English translations around, the authoress was from the late 1800's and translated much of the Russian classic literature Dostoevsky, Tolstoy etc
@bradhuygens surprised to hear that. i read the voloknonsky translation of anna karenina and that was fantastic- weird that they would've struggled with another of tolstoy's great works.
The animation by WOW-HOW studio in this video is the best one Ted-Ed has had yet! And that IS saying something! Congratulations!
Oh my dear Lord, the animation! It is perfect. Narration and sound effects are on par.
Okay I just finished this book today. Absolute masterpiece. For me it was a love story and a book about hope
Wow. I was absolutely entranced the entire video. Whew. Ted-Ed has shattered the droll expectations we have for educational videos. This was AMAZING. I'm DEFINITELY interested in reading this book now.
same. I've always been aware of this book but thought it was solely about politics
I agree. This video is a masterpiece
What until you read the ending
It’s been almost 4 months since I finished the book. I return to this ted-ed clip every once in a while and this brings me tears every time. I read it somewhere that memories are strengthened by emotions, and this short video brings back some of those emotions that I experienced in this 650-page novel. I’ve read a lot of great men, but Dostoyevsky is something else. Most men speak to your head, Dostoyevsky speaks to your soul. If you don’t “believe” in a soul, then read Dostoyevsky and you’ll discover it.
I’m currently reading “The Brothers Karamazov” (Ted-ed, please create a video on this), considered by many to be the greatest novel ever written in the history of mankind.
What did you think of the tavern scene between Ivan and Alyosha and their conversation
I finished this book recently and it was an assigned reading for school. I'm still amazed - the novel really made me think and the characters felt so real. I don't think I'll ever forget this book
Wow, the writing and animation for this are stellar. The music too. Well done, team.
What's interesting about it is Napoleon theory. According to it there are humans and superhumans, lice and napoleons. If you are a "Napoleon" you can decide about things that matter, you can decide whether someone gets to live or not. And this theory was one of the reason behind the crime, finding out if he was special enough to kill or not.
There's actually a Filipino movie which was inspired by this, Norte, End of History by Lav Diaz. The character also a law student, killed the pawn ladt but not because of poverty, but to try to put justice in his hands, beleving his intellect makes him above the limit, like Napoleon.
I agree with this. That whole conversation he had with Porfiry- I believe it was- on his own article was very intriguing .
so in todays Napoleons are our government?
Check out "death note" !!!!!
Trang Mai 😂😂 Good recommendation, I’ve actually never thought of the connection
Apart from being an informative and interesting, this animation is extremely engaging and beautiful.
Loved this video. I’ve finally dived into Dostoyevsky’s works the last few weeks, and started Crime and Punishment today. It’s the 4th book I’m on, and the one I’ve been the most interested to read.
Read this once when I was 15 and fell in love. That was how I started reading.
Still my favourite to this day. This book is phenomenal.
“In spite of the momentary desire he had just been feeling for company of any sort, on being actually spoken to he felt immediately his habitual irritable and uneasy aversion for any stranger who approached or attempted to approach him.”
Sounds like someone with a broken psyche or double personality
As a literature student i have read many novels of many authors and times some of my favorites include 'Mill on the Floss', 'Hard Times' and of course 'Crime and Punishment''. i read crime and punishment some 3 or 4 years back and whenever i hear the name of the novel i get chills its like the whole life of Raskolnikov come and goes in a flash and i say to myself what a novel that was. The novel shows the power of true love can do anything....imagine if there was no character called sonia then what would would have happened to the Rodion Raskolnikov....We all need someone who will be sonia to us....
(Sorry, my English is very bad).
It's wonderful! I'm live in Russia and I'm proud to be able to read Dostoevsky in the original. All words in this video beautiful. Many details of the novel and the writer's life are noticed.
It was said to be interesting to read despite the large text. All the works of Dostoevsky are fascinating.
The video is lovely!
Зачем люди продолжают извиняться за свой плохой английский? Вижу подобное из раза в раз в секциях комментариев. Что это за комплекс такой?
Для нас английский - иностранный язык. Мы не обязаны им владеть в совершенстве и тем более не должны стесняться, если слабы в нём. И между прочим: мы, как правило, говорим на нём только потому, что собеседники сами не знают ни одного другого языка.
В мире, где столько сервисов для перевода, в том числе встроенных в сами браузеры по умолчанию и работающих автоматически, о таких вещах совершенно нет смысла переживать.
@@aulendor4639Calm down, mate
I know I'm not the only one who thinks about Fyodor's ability from bsd
Bsd gang
i love both doestovsky's
what did his ability do?
@@pantydropperr6002 murder
anyways yes bsd so good i cant get over it manifesting for season 4 ;;;-;;
He made me feel sympathy for a character like svidrigailow. What an incredible author
His suicide scene
Svidrigailov was an awful person, but I could feel a slight of sympathy when he finally realized that the dream of him being with Avdotya Romanovna would forever remain that way, a mere dream, it is almost as if at that moment he finally snapped and realized all his misdeeds were for naught and that there was nothing left for him on this world, I have some sympathy for him towards that.
One of the best animations so far, absolutely stunning.
“I did not bow down to you, I bowed down to all the suffering of humanity.” - Raskolnikov replies to Sonia’s demand for an explanation as to why he kissed her foot.
Crime and Punishment is not just a book for me. Dostoyevsky is the writer who made me realise the importance of literature and expand my way of thinking via this novel. This may not be the first 'serious' book that I read , but it is the one that lead me to discover my passion for reading and writing . I have always liked philosophy , but due to my age ( I am 17 years old , 16 when I read the book) I considered literature to be boring. It was my father who gave me this masterpiece and said that he had studied it too around my age. I was not hesitant . I felt dump instead for not discovering that world earlier.
After finishing it I was not the same person again and I am not exaggerating. I feel that now I can distinct whether or not sth is actually worth reading/listening/seeing it. Like a another comment I saw , I can't read books without essence anymore and find it really annoying when the others can't appraise the value of this work , or claim that it is 'boring' without even reading it. At least I had given it a shot ... they just deny what I say and prefer to discuss other unimportant matters
I just finished reading this book, and if anyone is aware about it, in epilogue section there is a bizarre and absurd similarity of Raskolnikov’s dream in hospital (prison) and current corona virus pandemic
I finished the book two days ago and noticed exactly the same thing that you mentioned!
These comments couldn't be more true, lol. I just finished it today too! The scene about the wars and propaganda is also very reminiscent of the Marxist revolt in Russia, and also the Marxist BLM revolt in America right now, so you are definitely on to something.
But I thought it was so beautiful how Raskolnikov experienced God's grace with Sonya in those same pages. The theme of Lazarus couldn't be more perfect in a book written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, who himself had a major religious conversion.
That page alone gave me more shivers than any part of the book
This is why it called Classics. Because nothing really new were invented since then and the text stays relevant for thousands of years :)
Ilya Libin That’s a nice way to put! If a text stays relevant for thousands of years, it’s a classic.
Ted-ed: why should you read crime and punishment?
Me: * immediately orders it on Amazon *
It's not a joke. I really ordered it.
The real question would be, did you read it tho?
@@hamzahaytham3940 I am currently reading something else. But I will get to reading this book, after.
Haha same!
hahe...So did i.....reading “kafka on...” though
@@siddhantmanav9051 yeah kafka on the shore was pretty good, I already read it about 3 months ago
Finished reading Crime and Punishment yesterday. I feel like a part of me is gone, this book is truly unforgettable.
I have an ambition to be an accomplished writer and after reading Crime and Punishment, Dostoyevsky has humbled me to the core
"But that is the beginning of a new story-the story of the gradual renewal of a man, the story of his gradual regeneration, of his passing from one world into another, of his initiation into a new unknown life. That might be the subject of a new story, but our present story is ended."
That part 2 never happened for the good
Plot twist... Raskolnikov is the underground man... dun dun DUNNN
Lol, probably@@Euclib
I wish it did. I'm gonna write the part 2 lol
I finished reading the book today, I am 14, this was so thrilling, the way characters are portrayed and each of them has adequate vindication for each of their acts speaks in volume about Dostoevsky' immaculate narrating style and how it drags us to 19th century Russia and tells the story of alienation, suffering, acceptance, pride, love, helplessness and remorse.
Raskolnikov's mind is really intricate and takes us to a psychologically terrifying world as we unravel each layer of mystery.
This is certainly one of the most appreciated and iconic books of all time.
It took me 25 days to read it and it was definitely worth the time.❤️
This book was one of the best experiences of my life-I took multiple courses on it throughout my education, in different languages, thus read it multiple times and it not one second felt like a waste of time. Simply brilliant, each and every word of it. The rest of Dostoyevski's works are also amazing but this one was captivating and unforgettable, stunning- a work of a true genius!
It’s a fantastic book. Delving into the psyche of a psychologically fragmented nihilist. Just bloody read it people.
Do you speak/understand Russian? I would like to ask you this then. The "raskol" in the surname Raskolnikov definitely refers to a psychological split or fragmentation as you say. I've always wondered, what would be an apt surname for one who is "integrated" or "whole", having resolved or healed the split that is?
@@anakein tselniy - kov
Okay! Thanks!! :)@@user-hw9nc8yz1m
I wouldn't call Raskolnikov nihilist
He is not a nihilist
Apart from the brilliance of this book, I need to express my admiration to the animation! It's dreary and beautiful!
My favorite novel to this day every since I had to read it in high school since it was part of our curriculum. I never really liked most of the required reading books in school but Crime and Punishment I was able to finish reading in 4 days when the entire book was to be read and discussed for two weeks in our class. I still have my own copy on my bookshelf.
I’ve come here quite often, and I feel like it’s time to remark that this is my favorite video on youtube. The gloomy visuals and the harrowing narration of this video were what inspired me to read this. Thank you.
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"Преступление и Наказание" - моя любимая книга
по приказам гимназии, я был вынужден читать ее в 16 лет. Тогда я не мог понять уроков Достоевского. Я надуюсь что теперь, будучи взрослым, я смогу усечь его мысль
@tolo olivares "Crime and Punishment" is my favorite book.
Вас ждёт ещё много удивительного в мире хорошей литературы!
One of my favourite works of fiction, I'm reading the Brothers Karamazov now and I'm in awe at Dostoevsky's brilliance
Easily my favorite book, what did you think about it?
I read this in high school YEARS ago after my English teacher suggested I would really enjoy it. Idk why I listened to her as back then I absolutely hated reading, but I’m so glad I did. Ever since then I’ve been an avid reader. Thank You Mrs. Reywinkle, you’ll never know what an impact you’ve had on me.
The animation is perfect... so impressive. Congrats to the artist(s)
My favorite part of this book are the dreams of Raskolnikov and Svidrigailov. They moved me very much.
Dostoyevsky flirted with socialism, but was against it in the end. He makes this clear in notes from underground.
Sadly, he went into full christian later.. he said things like if christ and truth contradicts each other, he will choose christ. What a shame.
Nikola95inYT it’s not shameful if you think about it though
@@Nikola95inYT how is it shameful exactly.
@@reigenlucilfer6154 shameful to being a socialogist who must use scientific methods. It's a very important quality of any writer.
But to religious people it's not a shame. It would be a highest honor to follow Christ whatever happens to a person.
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This video made me read Crime and Punishment and the Brothers Karamazov. I highly recommend both books and hope for a video just like this for The Brothers Karamazov as well.
The animation is amazing for the narrative of the story.
Well done.
Raskolnikov felt sick, he couldn't say why, as he saw his face reflected in his victims twinkling eye. Some things you do for money, some things you do for fun, but the things you do for love are gonna come back to you one by one.
This is my favourite book. I've read it several times and each time I learn something new. It truly touches your soul in a way no book ever has.
The animation is BEAUTIFUL. The artists really felt the atmosphere on this one.
This animation, music and narration is truly amazing!