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raskolnikov

/rəˈskɒl.nɪ.kɒf/

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noun

/rəˈskɒl.nɪ.kɒf/C2formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к вымышленному главному герою романа Фёдора Достоевского «Преступление и наказание», бывшему студенту, совершающему убийство на основе личной теории о превосходстве над общепринятой моралью.

A proper noun referring to the fictional protagonist of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel 'Crime and Punishment', a former student who commits murder based on a personal theory of being beyond conventional morality.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Fictional characterC1formal

    The protagonist of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel 'Crime and Punishment', a former student who commits murder based on a personal theory of exceptionalism.

    ruВымышленный персонаж

    • Raskolnikov's internal conflict drives the plot of the novel.
    • The character of Raskolnikov explores themes of guilt and redemption.
    • Dostoevsky uses Raskolnikov to question moral boundaries.