Chronology; 1. Introduction: the many worlds of Dostoevsky Olga Maiorova and Deborah A. Martinsen; Part I. Social, Historical, and Cultural Contexts: Section 1. Changing Political, Economic, and Social Landscape: 2. The great reforms and the new courts Richard Wortman; 3. The abolition of serfdom Nathaniel Knight; 4. Punishment and crime Anna Schur; 5. Socialism, utopia, and myth James P. Scanlan; 6. Nihilism and terrorism Derek Offord; 7. The 'woman question', women's work, women's options Barbara Engel; 8. The economy and the print market Jonathan Paine; Section 2. Political, Social, and Cultural Institutions: 9. Russian monarchy and the people Richard Wortman; 10. Empire Olga Maiorova; 11. Service ranks Irina Reyfman; 12. Education Inessa Medzhibovskaya; 13. Science, technology, and medicine Michael D. Gordin; 14. Jews, race, and biology Harriet Murav; 15. Suicide Susan Morrissey; 16. Children Robin Feuer Miller; 17. Gambling Richard J. Rosenthal; Section 3. Space and Place: 18. Symbolic geography Anne Lounsbery; 19. St Petersburg Robert Belknap; 20. The Crystal Palace Sarah J. Young; Section 4. Religion and Modernity: 21. Orthodox spirituality Nel Grillaert; 22. Religious dissent Irina Paert; 23. Roman Catholicism Mikhail Dolbilov; 24. Islam Robert Geraci; Part II. Literature, Journalism, and Languages: 25. Modern print culture Konstantine Klioutchkine; 26. Realism Liza Knapp; 27. Dostoevsky: translator and translated Carol Apollonio; 28. Travel and travel writing Susan Layton; 29. Folklore Linda Ivanits; 30. Foreign languages Karin Beck; 31. Theater Maude Meisel; 32. Dostoevsky's journalism and fiction Ellen Chances; 33. Dostoevsky's journalism in the 1860s Sarah Hudspith; 34. Dostoevsky's journalism in the 1870s Kate Holland; 35. Censorship Irene Zohrab; Glossary; Further reading.