Dostoevsky and World Culture. Philological Journal

Aims & Scope

Dostoevsky and World Culture.

Philological journal is a peer-reviewed open-access journal, dedicated to the work and life of Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), the influence world culture had on him, and the influence he had on culture worldwide.

The journal is addressed to an international audience and publishes works by Russian and foreign scholars in the fields of philology, history, cultural studies, philosophy, theology, psychology, and art.

The Editor-in-Chief of the journal is Tatiana Kasatkina, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Chief Researcher, Head of the Centre “Dostoevsky and World Culture” at the Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Science in Moscow, Head of the Research Committee for Dostoevsky’s Artistic Heritage within the Scientific Council for the History of World Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Members of the Editorial Department are Nikolai Podosokorsky, Tatiana Magaril-Il’yaeva, Caterina Corbella.

The journal is published in cooperation with the Commission for the Study of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Artistic Heritage at the Academic Council “History of World Culture” of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Its work is carried out in close contact with the Russian and International Dostoevsky Society.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Religious Element of the Myth of Napoleon in the Novel Crime and Punishment: The Image of “Napoleon-Prophet” and the Mystic Sects of Russian Schismatics, Worshippers of Napoleon

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Nikolay N.

• “Napoleonic” Petersburg and its Reflection in Dostoevsky’s Novel Crime and Punishment

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Nikolay N.

• VII Summer Readings in Darovoye

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Vladimir, Albina

• “…while the sun was setting”: the Evening Light in the Works of F.M. Dostoevsky and Andrei Bely

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Inna

• Dostoevsky: Translation Problems

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Tatiana A., Arina B.

• Nikolay Karamzin’s History in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Novel The Idiot

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Nikolay N.

• Darovoe Estate: Discussing the Project

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Albina S., Vladimir A.

• The Concept of “Book” in Dostoevsky’s Novel The Idiot

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Caterina

• The Inevitability of Commentary: a Translator’s “Blind Spots”

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Elena

• How and Why the Author’s “Pointing Finger” Is Formed in Dostoevsky’s Works: Dostoevsky’s Radical Theology in the Novel Crime and Punishment

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Tatiana A.