A life in dates
- 11 November 1821: Born – Moscow, Russia
- 1837: Enters engineering school – Saint Petersburg, Russia, Begins training at the military engineering academy.
- 1846: Poor Folk – Novel
- 1849: Arrested and sentenced – Russia, His involvement with the Petrashevsky Circle leads to arrest and a death sentence, commuted to imprisonment and military service in Siberia.
- 1859: Uncle’s Dream – Novella
- 1862: The House of the Dead – Novel
- 1864: Notes from Underground – Novella
- 1866: Crime and Punishment – Novel
- 1866: The Gambler – Novel
- 1869: The Idiot – Novel
- 1870: The Eternal Husband – Novella
- 1872: Demons – Novel
- 1880: The Brothers Karamazov – Novel
- 9 February 1881: Died – Saint Petersburg, Russia, Aged 59.
- 1918: White Nights and Other Stories – Collection