Dostoevsky House-Museum

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  • Address
    ul Dostoevskogo 2, N of Petrovsky
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  • Phone
    281 1085
  • Transport
    underground rail: Novoslobodskaya

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Lonely Planet review

While this renowned Russian author is more closely associated with St Petersburg, Fyodor Dostoevsky was actually born in Moscow, where his family lived in a tiny apartment on the grounds of Marinsky Hospital. He lived here until the age of 16, when he went to St Pete to enter a military academy. The family's Moscow flat has been re-created according to Dostoevsky's own descriptions and journals from his childhood.

The overwhelming impression is one of extreme poverty and tumultuous family relations, which characterised the writer's youth and - indeed - defined the themes of his work. Visitors can also see the family's library, toys and many other personal items, including his quill pen and original autograph.