"Crime and Punishment" is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published in 1866. This classic work of Russian literature delves into the mind of its protagonist, Rodion Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student in St. Petersburg. Raskolnikov develops a theory that certain extraordinary individuals possess the right to commit crimes if it benefits humanity. He tests this idea by murdering an unscrupulous pawnbroker, believing it will liberate him from poverty and allow him to achieve