A brief description of Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment. Brief retelling of Crime and Punishment chapter by chapter (Dostoevsky F.

Part 1
The main character is Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, a student who dropped out of university. Lives in a cramped closet, similar to a coffin, in poverty. Avoids the landlady because she owes her. The action takes place in the summer, in a terrible closeness (the theme of "yellow Petersburg" runs through the entire novel). Raskolnikov goes to an old woman who lends money on bail. The old woman’s name is Alena Ivanovna, she lives with her half-sister, a dumb, downtrodden creature, Lizaveta, who “walks pregnant every minute” works for the old woman and is completely enslaved by her. Raskolnikov brings a watch as a pledge, remembering everything along the way. the smallest details, as he is preparing to carry out his plan - to kill the old woman.

On the way back, he goes into a tavern, where he meets Semyon Zakharovich Marmeladov, a drunken official who talks about himself. His wife, Katerina Ivanovna, has three children from her first marriage. The first husband was an officer with whom she ran away from parental home. Played cards, beat her. Then he died, and out of desperation and poverty, she had to go after Marmeladov, who was an official, but then lost his place. Marmeladov has a daughter, Sonya, from her first marriage, who was forced to go to the panel in order to somehow feed herself and feed the rest of the children. Marmeladov drinks with her money, steals money from home. Suffering from it. Raskolnikov takes him home. Scandal at home, Raskolnikov leaves, inconspicuously putting money on the window.

The next morning, Raskolnikov receives a letter from his mother, who apologizes for not being able to send money. The mother tells that Raskolnikov's sister, Dunya, entered the service of the Svidrigailovs. Svidrigailov treated her badly, then began to persuade her to love affair promising all sorts of benefits. Svidrigailov's wife, Marfa Petrovna, overheard the conversation, blamed Dunya for everything, and kicked her out of the house. The acquaintances turned away from the Raskolnikovs, as Marfa Petrovna rang about this throughout the county. Then everything became clear (Svidrigailov repented, Dunya's indignant letter was found, the servants confessed). Marfa Petrovna told her friends about everything, the attitude changed, Petr Petrovich Luzhin, who was going to St. Petersburg to open a law office, got engaged to Duna. Raskolnikov realizes that his sister is selling herself in order to be able to help her brother, and decides to interfere with the marriage. Raskolnikov goes out into the street and meets on the boulevard with a drunk girl, almost a girl, who, apparently, was drunk, dishonored and put out on the street. A dude walks nearby, trying on a girl. Raskolnikov gives money to the policeman to take the girl home in a cab. He thinks about her future unenviable fate. He understands that a certain “percentage” goes precisely in such a way. life path but does not want to put up with it. He goes to his friend Razumikhin, changes his mind on the way. Before reaching the house, he falls asleep in the bushes.

He has a terrible dream that he, a little one, goes with his father to the cemetery where his younger brother is buried, past the tavern. There is a draft horse harnessed to a cart. The drunken owner of the horse - Mikola - comes out of the tavern and invites his friends to sit down. The horse is old and cannot move the cart. Mikola furiously whips her with a whip. A few more people join him. Mikolka kills the nag with a crowbar. The boy (Raskolnikov) rushes with his fists at Mikolka, his father takes him away. Raskolnikov wakes up and thinks about whether he can kill or not. Walking down the street, he accidentally hears a conversation between Lizaveta (the old woman's sister) and acquaintances who invite her to visit, that is, the old woman will be left alone tomorrow. Raskolnikov enters a tavern, where he hears a conversation between an officer and a student playing billiards about an old pawnbroker and Lizaveta. They say that the old woman is vile, sucks blood from people. Student: I would kill her, rob her without a twinge of conscience, how many people disappear, and the vile old woman herself will die not today or tomorrow.

Raskolnikov comes home, goes to bed. Then he prepares for the murder: he sews a loop for an ax under his coat, wraps a piece of wood with a piece of iron in paper, like a new "mortgage" - to distract the old woman. Then steals in the janitor's axe. He goes to the old woman, gives her a “mortgage”, quietly takes out an ax and kills the pawnbroker. After that, he begins to rummage through cabinets, chests, and so on. Suddenly, Lizaveta returns. Raskolnikov is forced to kill her too. Then someone rings the doorbell. Raskolnikov does not open. Those who come notice that the door is bolted from the inside, and feel something is wrong. Two go downstairs after the janitor, one remains on the stairs, but then can't stand it and also goes down. Raskolnikov runs out of the apartment. One floor below - renovation. Visitors with a janitor are already climbing the stairs, Raskolnikov is hiding in an apartment where repairs are underway. The group goes upstairs, Raskolnikov runs away.

Part 2
Raskolnikov wakes up, examines the clothes, destroys the evidence, wants to hide the things taken from the old woman. The janitor comes, brings a summons to the police. Raskolnikov goes to the station. It turns out that they are demanding the recovery of money by the landlady in the case. In the precinct, Raskolnikov sees Louise Ivanovna, the owner of a brothel. Raskolnikov explains to the head clerk that at one time he promised to marry the daughter of his landlady, spent a lot, slapped bills. Then the hostess's daughter died of typhus, and the hostess began to demand payment of bills. Out of the corner of his ear, Raskolnikov hears in the police station a conversation about the murder of an old woman - the interlocutors discuss the circumstances of the case ...

In the precinct, there is a conversation about the murder of an old woman - the interlocutors discuss the circumstances of the case. Raskolnikov faints, then explains that he is unwell. Arriving from the station, Raskolnikov takes the old woman's things at home and hides them under a stone in a remote alley. After that, he goes to his friend Razumikhin and tries to explain something chaotically. Razumikhin offers to help, but Raskolnikov leaves. On the embankment, Raskolnikov almost falls under the carriage. Some merchant's wife with her daughter, mistaking him for a beggar, gives Raskolnikov 20 kopecks. Raskolnikov takes, but then throws the money into the Neva. It seemed to him that he was now completely cut off from the whole world. Comes home, goes to bed. The delirium begins: Raskolnikov imagines that the hostess is being beaten.

When Raskolnikov woke up, he saw Razumikhin and the cook Nastasya in his room, who looked after him during his illness. An artel worker comes, brings money from his mother (35 rubles). Razumikhin took the bill from the landlady and vouched for Raskolnikov that he would pay. Buys clothes for Raskolnikov. Zosimov, a medical student, comes to Raskolnikov's closet to examine the patient. He speaks with Razumikhin about the murder of an old pawnbroker. It turns out that the dyer Mikolay was arrested on suspicion of the murder, and Koch and Pestryakov (those who came to the old woman during the murder) were released. Mikolaj brought to the owner a drinking case with gold earrings, which he allegedly found on the street. He and Mitriy were painting just on the stairs where the old woman lived. The owner of the tavern began to find out and found out that Mikolaj had been drinking for several days, and when he hinted to him about the murder, Mikolaj rushed to run. Then he was arrested when he wanted to hang himself drunk in a shed (before that he had laid a cross). He denies his guilt, he only admitted that he did not find the earrings on the street, but behind the door on the floor where they were painting. Zosimov and Razumikhin argue about the circumstances. Razumikhin restores the whole picture of the murder - both how the killer was caught in the apartment, and how he hid from the janitor, Koch and Pestryakov on the floor below. At this time, Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin comes to Raskolnikov. He was neatly dressed, but did not make the best impression on Raskolnikov. Luzhin reports that Raskolnikov's sister and mother are coming. They will stay in rooms (a cheap and dirty hotel), for which Luzhin pays. An acquaintance of Luzhin's, Andrey Semenych Lebezyatnikov, also lives there.

Luzhin philosophizes about what progress is. In his opinion, progress is driven by selfishness, that is, self-interest. If you share the last shirt with your neighbor, then neither he nor you will have a shirt, and both will walk half-naked. The richer and better organized an individual is, and the more such individuals there are, the richer and more comfortable society is. The conversation turns again to the murder of the old woman. Zosimov says that the investigator is interrogating the pawnbrokers, that is, those who brought things to the old woman. Luzhin philosophizes about why crime has increased not only among the "lower classes", but also among the relatively wealthy. Raskolnikov says that “according to your own theory, it turned out” - if every man is for himself, then people can be cut. “Is it true that you said that it’s better to take a wife out of poverty, so that later it’s better to rule over her?” Luzhin is indignant and says that Raskolnikov's mother is spreading these gossip. Raskolnikov quarrels with Luzhin and threatens to throw him down the stairs. After everyone has dispersed, Raskolnikov dresses and goes to roam the streets. Falls into the lane where they are located brothels etc. He thinks about those sentenced to death, who, before being executed, are ready to agree to live in a space of a meter, on a rock, if only to live. "Scoundrel man. And the scoundrel is the one who calls him a scoundrel for this. Raskolnikov goes to a tavern where he reads newspapers. Zametov approaches him (the one who was at the station when Raskolnikov fainted, and then came to Raskolnikov during his illness, an acquaintance of Razumikhin). Talk about counterfeiters. Raskolnikov feels that Zametov suspects him. He tells how he himself would have acted in the place of the counterfeiters, then - about what he would have done with the things of the old woman if he had killed her. Then he asks bluntly: “What if it was I who killed the old woman and Lizaveta? You suspect me!” Leaves. Zosimov is sure that the suspicions about Raskolnikov are wrong.

Raskolnikov meets Razumikhin. He invites Raskolnikov to a housewarming party. He refuses and asks everyone to leave him alone. Walks across the bridge. A woman is trying to commit suicide in front of him by jumping off a bridge. She is pulled out. Raskolnikov has the thought of suicide. He goes to the crime scene, tries to question the workers and the janitor. They kick him out. Raskolnikov walks down the street, wondering whether to go to the police or not. Suddenly he hears screams, noise. Goes to them. The man was crushed by the crew. Raskolnikov recognizes Marmeladov. They carry him home. At home, a wife with three children: two daughters - Polenka and Lidochka - and a son. Marmeladov dies, they send for the priest and Sonya. Katerina Ivanovna is hysterical, she blames the dying man, people, God. Marmeladov tries to apologize to Sonya before dying. Dies. Before leaving, Raskolnikov gives all the money he has left to Katerina Ivanovna, tells Polenka, who catches up with him with words of gratitude, so that she prays for him. Raskolnikov realizes that his life is not yet over. "Didn't I live now? My life with the old woman has not yet died!” Goes to Razumikhin...

My life with the old woman has not yet died!” Goes to Razumikhin. He, despite the housewarming, escorts Raskolnikov home. Darling says that Zametov and Ilya Petrovich suspected Raskolnikov, and now Zametov repents, and that Porfiry Petrovich (the investigator) wants to meet Raskolnikov. Zosimov has some theory of his own that Raskolnikov is crazy. Raskolnikov and Razumikhin come to Raskolnikov's closet and find his mother and sister there. Raskolnikov takes a few steps back and faints.

Part 3
Raskolnikov comes to his senses, says that he expelled Luzhin, asks his sister not to marry him, as this is a victim. "Either I, or Luzhin." The mother and sister are in a panic, Razumikhin consoles them, says that he will arrange everything himself, that he will take care of the sick. Razumikhin falls in love with Dunya, tries to dissuade him from marrying Luzhin. “He is a spy and a speculator, ... a Jew and a buffoon, and it shows. Well, is he a match for you? Then Razumikhin goes to visit Raskolnikov, but after that he returns to Duna and her mother and brings Zosimov to them, who also tries to console them, saying that the patient is all right, only there are signs of some kind of monomania. The next morning, Razumikhin again goes to the rooms and tells Raskolnikov's sister and mother the whole story of the illness. Then he learns that Luzhin was supposed to meet them at the station, but instead he sent a footman, promising to come the next morning. But in the morning he sent a note, where he insists that Raskolnikov not be accepted with him, reports that Raskolnikov gave the entire amount that his mother collected with such difficulty to a drunkard crushed by a carriage, whose daughter is "a girl of notorious behavior." Dunya says that Rodya must be called. They go to Raskolnikov, they find Zosimov there.

Raskolnikov talks about Marmeladov, explains why he gave the money. Pulcheria Alexandrovna mentions that Marfa Petrovna Svidrigailova died, possibly because Svidrigailov beat her. Raskolnikov recalls how he fell in love with the owner's daughter and wanted to get married. She was ugly, always sick, dreamed of a monastery and loved to give to the poor. Then Raskolnikov repeats again: "Either I, or Luzhin." Raskolnikov is shown Luzhin's letter and asked to be by all means tonight. Suddenly, Sonya Marmeladova comes to Raskolnikov with an invitation from Katerina Ivanovna to a commemoration. Raskolnikov says he will. The mother and sister leave, wondering what it all means. Raskolnikov tells Razumikhin that the old pawnbroker had his watch, inherited from his father, and his sister's ring, which she gave him as a keepsake, as a pawn, and that he wants to get them back. Razumikhin advises going to Porfiry Petrovich. Raskolnikov escorts Sonya to the corner, some stranger follows them, goes unnoticed to Sonya's dwelling (Svidrigailov). Raskolnikov and Razumikhin go to Porfiry. Zametov is sitting next to him. They talk about the watch and the ring, then about the nature of the crimes.

Raskolnikov does not agree with the socialists, who explain all crimes by a bad social system, against which the individual protests by committing a crime. It turns out that it is worth some "mathematical head" to invent a good social system, so everything will immediately work out. But this is contrary to the living process of life, alive soul will demand life, will rebel. That's why socialists don't like history. They argue. Porfiry Petrovich mentions Raskolnikov's article "On Crime", published in a magazine two months ago, which he wrote when he was leaving the university. The essence of the article is that all people are divided into two categories - ordinary, "trembling creatures", and extraordinary people, "having the right." Extraordinary people - Napoleons, Mohammeds, Salons - were criminals, if only because they gave new law, thereby rejecting the old one. If Newton had a few people in his way preventing the promulgation of his laws, he would have full right eliminate them. It's about not about the need to cut people right and left, but about the right to commit a crime. All extraordinary people, and even just a little out of the common rut and able to say a new word, must certainly be criminals. There is nothing offensive for ordinary people in the fact that they are “material”, no, this is the law of life. Ordinary people are the masters of the present, they preserve the world and multiply it numerically, extraordinary people move the world and lead it to the goal. Any victims and crimes can be justified by the greatness of the purpose for which they were committed. Porfiry asks how to distinguish one from the other, "maybe there are some signs from birth on the body." Raskolnikov replies that strangely few people are born who are extraordinary, capable of saying something new, that all the rest only exist in order to someday single out such a thousand, one million one from their midst. If an ordinary person wants to behave as “one who has the right,” then he will not succeed, he will not be able to follow the path of crime to the end, because he is weak and submissive by nature. Stops halfway, starts to repent, etc.

Razumikhin is horrified that Raskolnikov, with his theory, allows "blood to be shed in good conscience", which, in his opinion, is worse than official permission to cut people. Porfiry Petrovich agrees with him and asks Raskolnikov if he did not consider himself, when he wrote the article, an extraordinary person (“Who in Russia does not consider himself Napoleon now .. extraordinary (“Who in Russia does not consider himself Napoleon now Raskolnikov replies defiantly, Zametov grins: “Is it really Napoleon who killed our old pawnbroker?” Porfiry invites Raskolnikov to come to the office the next day. Raskolnikov and Razumikhin leave, dear they say that Porfiry Raskolnikov clearly suspects. They approach the rooms where Raskolnikov's mother and sister are staying. Suddenly, Raskolnikov, leaving Razumikhin, rushes home to search the hole in the wallpaper, where he hid the old woman's things after the murder - if anything was lost. There he finds nothing, but, leaving the house , notices some tradesman who asks the janitor about him. Raskolnikov catches up with him, asks what he needs. He in response says "Killer!" And leaves.

Raskolnikov returns to his room. Reflects on his condition. “I killed something, but I didn’t cross, I stayed on this side. I didn’t kill a man, I killed a principle.” Raskolnikov understands that he is a “trembling creature,” because he talks about whether he did the right thing or not. "Having the right" does not argue, he walks without looking back, like Napoleon. The real ruler, without hesitation, “spends” half a million troops on the Moscow campaign, “forgets” the army in Egypt, and after death monuments are erected to him and glorified. Raskolnikov understands that by his act he cut himself off from his mother, sister, Sonya - all the meek, poor, that is, those whom he called "trembling creatures", but could not internally harden, step over them. Raskolnikov has a nightmare - the old pawnbroker is alive and laughing at him. He tries to kill her, but people from all sides, they look and are silent. Raskolnikov wakes up and sees a man in his room. This is Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov.

Part 4
Svidrigailov tells Raskolnikov about the death of his wife, assuring him that he is not guilty of anything, that everything happened to Dunya by accident, that he had the best intentions, and women sometimes “love to be insulted very much, despite all the visible indignation.” He only whipped his wife twice with a whip, “but there are such women with whom even the most progressive progressive cannot vouch for himself ... Have you heard about reading a letter (Dunyasha’s)?”

Svidrigailov says that in his youth he was a cheater, reveled, and made debts. He was imprisoned for his debts. Marfa Petrovna immediately turned up, who bought him out of prison for "thirty thousand pieces of silver." They lived in the village for 7 years without a break, and all this time she kept a document about these 30 thousand in someone else's name, in case he decides to rebel. But this did not bother Svidrigailov, Marfa Petrovna gave him both this document and a decent amount of money for his name day. Svidrigailov says that the ghost of Marfa Petrovna has already appeared to him three times. Svidrigailov himself says about himself that he may be ill, that he is a "depraved and idle" person, but that there is much in common between him and Raskolnikov. He offers Raskolnikov help to upset the wedding of Dunya and Luzhin. Svidrigailov's quarrel with his wife came out because she "concocted" this wedding.

Svidrigailov says that he does not need anything from Dunya, that he only wants her not to marry Luzhin, and is ready to give her 10 thousand rubles as compensation. He asks Raskolnikov to convey this to Duna. He says that Marfa Petrovna also mentioned her in her will (3 thousand rubles). He asks for one meeting with Dunya, saying that he will soon marry "one girl" or "go on a voyage" (suicide is implied). Leaves. Raskolnikov and Razumikhin go to Dunya and his mother in the rooms. Luzhin also comes there. Tense atmosphere. Mother and Luzhin talk about Svidrigailov and his wife. Luzhin tells the story, according to the late Marfa Petrovna, about how Svidrigailov was in acquaintance with some Resslich, a pawnbroker. She had a distant relative, about fourteen years old, deaf and dumb. She was found hanged in the attic. A denunciation was received that allegedly Svidrigailov "cruelly insulted her", which was the reason for the suicide. Through the efforts and money of Marfa Petrovna, the denunciation was liquidated. Luzhin talks about the servant Philip, whom Svidrigailov allegedly tortured to the point of suicide. Dunya objects that Philip was a hypochondriac, a “domestic philosopher”, and hung himself rather from ridicule, and not from the torture of Svidrigailov, who, on the contrary, treated the servants well and they respected him, although they blamed Philip for the death. Raskolnikov reports that Svidrigailov was with him, that Marfa Petrovna left money to Duna in her will. The clarification of the misunderstanding between Raskolnikov and Luzhin begins.

There is a scandal. Luzhin is kicked out as it turns out he is a slanderer (his interpretation of why Raskolnikov gave Sonya the money). Luzhin leaves, indignant and hatching plans for revenge. He specifically intended to marry a poor girl in order to do her good and thereby reign supreme over her. In addition, he hoped to make a career with the help of his wife, since he perfectly understood that in St. Petersburg society a beautiful and clever woman will attract attention and promote his promotion. Now, because of Raskolnikov, everything collapsed, meanwhile, schismatics tells Duna and his mother about Svidrigailov's proposal, adding that, in his opinion, nothing good can be expected from Svidrigailov. Razumikhin rejoices at Luzhin's "resignation" and begins to develop ideas that with this money, plus him, Razumikhin, a thousand, inherited from his uncle, you can engage in book publishing and t ... nat develop ideas that with this money, plus him, Razumikhin , a thousand inherited from his uncle, you can do book publishing, etc. Raskolnikov recalls the murder and leaves, telling his relatives that perhaps they are in last time see each other. Razumikhin catches up with him, Raskolnikov asks not to leave his mother and sister.

Then Raskolnikov goes to Sonya. Poor room with poor furnishings. They talk about Marmeladov and Katerina Ivanovna. Sonya loves them, no matter what, and regrets. Katerina Ivanovna has consumption and must die soon. Raskolnikov says that the children will go out into the street and with Polechka it will be the same as with Sonya. She does not want to believe in it and says that God will not allow it. Raskolnikov argues that there is no God. Then he kneels before her, and to Sonya's protests he replies that he did not bow to her, but "to all human suffering." Then he asks why Sonya doesn't commit suicide. “And what will happen to them?” Sonya answers. Raskolnikov understands that he sees before him a pure being who has managed to remain spiritually untainted, despite the dirt surrounding him. Sonya often prays to God, and on the chest of drawers Raskolnikov notices the Gospel, which, as it turns out, was given to Sonya by Lizaveta, the sister of the murdered old pawnbroker. Sonya was friends with her, served a memorial service for the murdered.

Raskolnikov asks Sonya to read the Gospel. She reads the episode about the resurrection of Lazarus (whom Jesus brought back to life). Raskolnikov says to Sonya: "Let's go together, we are both damned." “We must break everything and take on the suffering. Freedom and power ... the main thing is power! Above all trembling creatures and above all anthills! If I don’t come tomorrow, you will hear about everything yourself, and then remember all my words now ... If I come tomorrow, I will tell you who killed Lizaveta. Leaves. Svidrigailov is in the next room at this time and eavesdrops. The next morning, Raskolnikov goes to the bailiff's office - to Porfiry Petrovich. Porfiry Petrovich is very cunning, knows how to unravel the most complex cases, and Raskolnikov knows this. Porfiry Petrovich delves into the psychology of Raskolnikov. He tells how people commit crimes, on what and how they get caught - one “did not calculate his nature, did everything perfectly, and then at the wrong moment collapsed into a swoon.” Raskolnikov realizes that he is suspected of murder, shouting: "I won't allow it!" Porfiry Petrovich says that he knows how Raskolnikov went to the old woman's apartment after the murder, talked with the janitor, etc. Raskolnikov shouts for Porfiry Petrovich to "give facts", almost gives himself away. Suddenly, the arrested Mikolaj bursts into the room and confesses that he killed the old woman and her sister. Porfiry Petrovich is at a loss. Raskolnikov leaves. But Porfiry Petrovich tells him that they will see each other again. Before leaving, Raskolnikov meets a tradesman, who at the last meeting called him a "murderer". The tradesman asks Raskolnikov's forgiveness for his "evil thoughts". Raskolnikov was late for Marmeladov's funeral.

Part 5
Due to an upset marriage, Luzhin has large losses (a penalty for an apartment, an unreturned deposit for new furniture, etc.). Luzhin is among those invited to the commemoration, as well as his neighbor Andrei Semenovich Lebezyatnikov, a "progressive" who is related to the "circles", although "a vulgar, simple-minded person." Luzhin also wanted to use it in his career, "currying to the younger generation." Lebezyatnikov talks with Luzhin about "progressive" ideas - emancipation, civil marriage, "communes" (Dostoevsky makes fun of all this), believes that his vocation in life is to "protest" against everyone and everything. Despite this, he speaks well of Sonya. Luzhin asks Lebezyatnikov to bring Sonya. He leads. Luzhin had previously counted money on the table and, upon Sonya's arrival, gave her 10 rubles under the guise of help.

Katerina Ivanovna is in an irritated state, since almost none of those invited to the wake did not appear, including Luzhin and Lebezyatnikov. During the commemoration, a scandal occurs between Katerina Ivanovna and Amalia Ivanovna, the landlady. In the midst of a squabble, Luzhin appears. He accuses Sonya of stealing 100 rubles from him. Sonya replies that she did not take anything, only 10 rubles, which Luzhin himself gave her, and returns the money to him. Luzhin insists that he lost 100-ruble banknotes. Katerina Ivanovna protects Sonya, turns her pockets inside out to show that there is nothing in them. 100 rubles falls out of the pocket. Lebezyatnikov, who arrived at that time, testifies that Luzhin himself slipped these 100 rubles into Sonya's pocket, and is ready to take an oath in this. Previously, Lebezyatnikov thought that Luzhin wanted to do a good deed, but imperceptibly, so Lebezyatnikov was silent.

Raskolnikov explains to those present that Luzhin wanted to quarrel with his family in this way, proving that Sonya, whom Raskolnikov protected and helped, is a thief. Then Luzhin would have restored his intentions to marry Dunya, like a man who warned her about the "character of this girl" in advance. Luzhin understands that he has been caught, but does not show it, takes on an impudent air, slips out of the room, collects his things and moves out of the apartment. The landlady also drives Katerina Ivanovna with the children. The one with the words "I will find justice" is going to go out into the street. Raskolnikov leaves, goes to Sonya. He confesses to her that he killed the old woman and Lizaveta. Sonya cries, says: “What did you do to yourself!” - referring to the fact that Raskolnikov, being a man, tried to break universal laws ... whether! - meaning that Raskolnikov, being a man, tried to break universal laws. Sonya says that she will follow Raskolnikov to hard labor. Raskolnikov tells her about his theory. "I only killed a louse." Sonya: "Is this a louse?" Raskolnikov: “This is a human law. Don't change people. Power is given only to those who dare to bend down and take it. You just have to dare. And I wanted to dare. The trouble is that a person is not a louse for me, he is a louse for someone who does not even think about this issue. It turns out that I had no right, because I am exactly the same louse as everyone else. I killed myself, not the old woman. So what's now?" Sonya says that “we need to go to the crossroads” and tell people “I killed”, repent before them. Then God will send life again. Raskolnikov objects that he has nothing to repent of, that people themselves torment each other by the millions, that they themselves are scoundrels and that he "will still fight", that perhaps he condemned himself early, that he may be "a man, and not louse". Sonya offers to give Raskolnikov the cross that she got from Lizaveta. Raskolnikov wants to take it, but the next moment he says that "later."

Lebezyatnikov comes, reports that Katerina Ivanovna went to the general - the head of her late husband, she was kicked out, a scandal broke out. Now she “sews some hats for the children to walk around the yards, spin the hurdy-gurdy and collect alms.” She puts on her head a drapedam scarf (the same one with which she covered Sonya when she returned from the panel for the first time and Katerina Ivanovna asked her forgiveness on her knees). Raskolnikov goes home. Dunya comes there, says that Razumikhin told her everything, she now knows that Raskolnikov is being persecuted on suspicion of murder, but she does not believe. Raskolnikov replies that Dmitry Prokofievich Razumikhin is very good man and is able to love strongly, then says goodbye to his sister. Goes to roam the streets. He meets with Lebezyatnikov, who says that Katerina Ivanovna walks the streets, "beats the frying pan, and makes the children dance." Sonya follows her, persuading her to return home. Katerina Ivanovna does not agree, saying "we have tortured you enough." Raskolnikov goes to the indicated street and also tries to reason with Katerina Ivanovna, but she does not listen. Some official with an order gives her 3 rubles. A policeman comes and demands to "stop the disgrace". The children, frightened, try to run away. Katerina Ivanovna runs after them, but falls, she starts bleeding from her throat. Katerina Ivanovna, with the help of a policeman and an official, is carried home to Sonya. Neighbors come running, among them - Svidrigailov. Katerina Ivanovna raves, then dies. Svidrigailov says that he takes care of the funeral, that he will place the children in orphanages and put 1,500 rubles for each until they reach adulthood. He asks to tell Duna that he used her money in such a way. To Raskolnikov’s question that he was so generous, Svidrigailov answers with his own words that otherwise “Polenka will go along the same road as Sonya.” Then he says that he lives through the wall from Sonya and that Raskolnikov is extremely interested in him.

Part 6
Three days have passed since the death of Katerina Ivanovna. Raskolnikov met several times with Svidrigailov, but did not talk about the main thing. Svidrigailov successfully placed the children of Katerina Ivanovna, serving her two requiems a day. Raskolnikov and Razumikhin talk about Dunya and Pulcheria Alexandrovna (Raskolnikov's mother). Razumikhin casually mentions Nikolai, who confessed to the murder. Raskolnikov realizes that Porfiry Petrovich knows that Nikolai is not really to blame. Raskolnikov is at home. Porfiry Petrovich comes to him, tells how, from suspicions, indirect data, he grew convinced of Raskolnikov's guilt. It turns out that he was even with a search at Raskolnikov's apartment when he lay unconscious, and spread rumors on purpose, expecting Raskolnikov to peck and come himself.

Gradually, everything coincided to the smallest detail, and Nikolka, a devout person, a "fantasy writer", lived with some godly elder at one time, a sectarian. Decided to "suffer for others." Raskolnikov: "So who killed?" Porfiry Petrovich: "You." Raskolnikov: "Why don't you arrest me then?" Porfiry Petrovich: “There is no evidence yet. But I will definitely arrest you. Therefore, before it's too late, turn yourself in. There will be a discount, I will help. There is still a lot of life ahead. After all, you are not at all such a scoundrel, at least you didn’t fool yourself (with theory) for a long time, you immediately reached “the last pillars”. And “life will bring it to the shore, it will put it on its feet”, on which shore it is not clear, but it will certainly bring it out. Find God - and everything will be on the shoulder. "Become the sun - and everyone will see you." Raskolnikov: When will you arrest me? Porfiry Petrovich: “Two days later. If you want to lay hands on yourself, then leave a note what and how. Porfiry Petrovich leaves. Raskolnikov goes to Svidrigailov, who is still a mystery to Raskolnikov. He meets Svidrigailov in a tavern. They say. Svidrigailov says that he came to St. Petersburg "on the subject of women." “Let it be debauchery, but there is something permanent in it. In everything you need to keep faith, calculation, albeit vile. Otherwise, I would have had to shoot myself." Raskolnikov: "Nervousness environment doesn't work for you? Can't stop now?" Svidrigailov, in response, talks about his life. Marfa Petrovna bought him out of prison. “Do you know to what degree of intoxication a woman can sometimes fall in love ... and sometimes a woman can fall in love?”

Svidrigailov immediately told her that "he cannot be completely faithful to her." “After long tears, this kind of contract took place between us:
1. I will never leave Marfa Petrovna and will always be her husband.
2. Without her permission, I will not go anywhere.
3. constant mistress I won't.
4. For this, Marfa Petrovna sometimes allows me to look at hay girls, but only with her secret knowledge.
5. God save me to love a woman from our class.
6. If a great passion visits me, I must open up to Marfa Petrovna.

Quarrels were frequent, but everything ended well, because Marfa Petrovna was an intelligent woman, and for the most part I was silent and not irritated. But she could not bear your sister, although she herself brought her into the house, she was unusually disposed towards her and even praised me herself. Marfa Petrovna told Avdotya Romanovna all the ins and outs about me, including rumors and gossip (she liked to complain about me to everyone in a row). I saw that, in spite of her revulsion, Avdotya Romanovna felt sorry for me (and then there immediately arose a desire to correct, save, bring to reason). Avdotya Romanovna is such a person that she herself is looking for what kind of flour she would accept. At this time they brought a cute hay girl Parasha. She was stupid and raised a cry. Avdotya Romanovna came and demanded that I leave Parasha alone. I pretended to be amazed, embarrassed, etc. - I played the role not badly. Avdotya Romanovna undertook to "enlighten" me. I pretended to be a victim of fate and resorted to a tried and tested remedy - flattery. But even a vestal can be seduced by flattery. But I was too impatient and ruined everything. We parted. I did another stupid thing: I began to mock her "propaganda", Parasha appeared on the stage, and she was not alone. Sodom has begun. But at night I dreamed about her. Then I decided to offer her all my money (about 30 thousand) and run away with me to St. Petersburg. Marfa Petrovna concocted Avdotya Romanovna's wedding to Luzhin, and it was essentially the same thing. Raskolnikov: "My sister can't stand you." Svidrigailov: “Are you sure? But it is not important. I am getting married. At sixteen." He tells what kind of "not yet unfolded bud" is - "timidity, tears of modesty." Parents blessed. Svidrigailov: “He gave her jewelry and, left alone, roughly seated her on his knees. And she: “I will be your faithful wife, I will make you happy, I just want to have respect from you. And you don't need gifts. I will certainly marry, even though she is only 16, and I am 50. He tells how he seduced another girl who happened to meet him, taking care of guardianship. At the end, he says to Raskolnikov: "Do not be indignant, you yourself are a decent cynic." He is about to leave, but Raskolnikov does not let him go, believing that he has bad intentions regarding Dunya. Svidrigailov says that Sonya is not at home (Raskolnikov was going to go to her to apologize that he was not at the funeral of Katerina Ivanovna) - she went to the owner of the orphanage, where Svidrigailov placed the younger children and told the owner the whole story. She made an appointment for Sonya. Then Svidrigailov hints to Raskolnikov about the overheard conversation with Sonya. Raskolnikov says that it is mean to eavesdrop at the door. Svidrigailov: “If you really think that you can’t eavesdrop at the door, and you can peel old women with anything, leave for America as soon as possible. I will give you money for the journey. Drop it moral questions Otherwise, there was no need to meddle.

They go to Svidrigailov. Svidrigailov takes the money, invites Raskolnikov to go on a spree to the islands. Raskolnikov leaves. Svidrigailov, having driven a few meters, gets off the cab and does not go either. Raskolnikov runs into Dunya on the bridge, but does not notice her. Nearby - Svidrigailov. He makes signs to Dunya, and she approaches him. Svidrigailov asks her to come with him, promising to show "some documents" and saying that "some secret of her brother is in his hands." Come to Sonya. She is still not at home. They go to Svidrigailov. Svidrigailov says that he overheard a conversation between Raskolnikov and Sonya, reveals to Duna that her brother is a murderer, talks about his "theory". Dunya replies that she herself wants to see Sonya and find out if everything is so. Svidrigailov says that just one word from her - and he will save Raskolnikov, admits that he loves Dunya. She rejects him. Then Svidrigailov declares that the door is locked, there are no neighbors, and he can do whatever he wants with it. Dunya takes out a revolver from his pocket (taken from Svidrigailov while still in the village, when he gave her shooting lessons). Svidrigailov goes to her, Dunya shoots, the bullet scratched Svidrigailov's head. Dunya shoots again - a misfire. Svidrigailov: "Recharge - I'll wait." Dunya throws away the revolver. Svidrigailov hugs her, Dunya again asks to let her go. Svidrigailov: "Don't you love?" Dunya: "No, and I will never love." Svidrigailov lets her go, then takes the revolver and leaves. He spends the whole evening, then goes to Sonya, says: “I, perhaps, will leave for America, therefore I am making the last orders.” He says that he has attached children, then he gives Sonya 3 thousand as a gift with the words: “Raskolnikov has two roads - either a bullet in the forehead, or along Vladimirka (that is, to hard labor). And if you follow him to hard labor, then the money will come in handy. Leaves. In the rain, at midnight, he comes to his fiancee's apartment, says that he must leave on an important matter, leaves her 15 thousand rubles.

Then he wanders the streets, enters a crappy hotel, asks for a room... a crappy hotel, asks for a number. He sits in the dark, remembers his life: a drowned girl, Marfa Petrovna, Dunya. He dreams that somewhere in the corridor he picks up an abandoned five-year-old girl. He brings him home, puts him to bed, then wants to leave, but remembers the girl and returns to her. But the girl does not sleep, she winks impudently at him, unambiguously stretches her hands towards him, grins depravedly. Svidrigailov wakes up in horror. Writes on a piece of paper notebook a few lines, then he goes outside, reaches the fire tower and in the presence of a fireman (so that there is a witness) he shoots himself. Raskolnikov comes to his mother. She proudly reads his article in the magazine, which Razumikhin brought, although she does not understand its content. Raskolnikov says goodbye to his mother, says that he needs to leave. "Love me always, no matter what happens to me." He goes to his place, where he meets Dunya. Raskolnikov says that he is "going to betray himself." Dunya: “Are you, going into suffering, not already washing away your crime by half?” Raskolnikov: "A crime?! I killed the old pawnbroker, a nasty, noxious louse. And the fact that I'm going to confess is my cowardice, I just decide from baseness and mediocrity. Moreover, from the benefit - the turnout with confession. Dunya: "But you shed blood." Raskolnikov: “Everyone sheds her, then they crown her in the Capitol. I would then do hundreds, thousands of good deeds instead of one stupidity, I just wanted to put myself in an independent position with this stupidity, to take the first step. But I could not stand the first step, as a scoundrel. If I had succeeded, I would have been crowned, and now - in a trap.

Raskolnikov says goodbye to Dunya, walks down the street, thinking: “Is it possible that in these future 15-20 years my soul will be so humble, I will whimper in reverence in front of people, calling myself a robber to every word? Yes, exactly, exactly! For this they are exiling me now, this is what they need ... Each of them is a scoundrel and a robber by nature. And try to bypass me with exile, and they will all go berserk with noble indignation.” Raskolnikov understands that everything will be so - 20 years of uninterrupted oppression will finally finish him off, because water wears away a stone, but Raskolnikov still goes to surrender. In the evening, Raskolnikov comes to Sonya, finds Dunya there. Raskolnikov asks Sonya for a cross, she gives him Lizaveta's cross. Raskolnikov goes to the office. There he learns that Svidrigailov shot himself. Raskolnikov is ill, he goes out into the street. Sonya is standing there. He goes back to the office and confesses to the murder.

Epilogue
Siberia. Prison. As a result of all mitigating circumstances (illness, did not use the money, surrender when Mikolay had already confessed to the murder (Porfiry Petrovich kept his word and kept silent about his suspicions and his visit to Raskolnikov), it turned out that once Raskolnikov saved two children during fire, supported a sick fellow student with his own money for almost a year, etc.)

Raskolnikov was given only eight years. Dunya married Razumikhin. Among those invited were Zosimov and Porfiry Petrovich. Pulcheria Alexandrovna fell ill ( mental disorder) - so she was not told what happened to her son. Sonya went to Siberia. On holidays, he sees Raskolnikov at the gates of the prison. Raskolnikov is ill. But neither suffering nor hard work broke him. He did not repent of his crime. In one he considered himself guilty - that he could not stand the crime and made a confession. He suffered that he did not kill himself, like Svidrigailov. In prison, all the criminals valued their lives very much, which surprised Raskolnikov. Nobody loved him, even hated him. Some said: “You are a gentleman! Did you have to walk with an ax! Others: “You are an atheist! You don't believe in God! Kill you, it is necessary! ”, Although they themselves were many times more criminal than him. But everyone fell in love with Sonya, although she did not curry favor with them.

In his delirium, it seemed to Raskolnikov that the whole world should perish due to a disease, as if there was a microbe, or rather spirits, gifted with mind and will, who inhabit people, making them demoniac and crazy, although the infected consider themselves smart and unshakable in truth. People get infected, start killing each other, devouring them like spiders in a jar. Having recovered, Raskolnikov learns that Sonya has fallen ill. He is anxious, but the disease turned out to be harmless. Sonya sends a note that she will come to see him at work. Raskolnikov goes to “work” in the morning, sees the far bank of the river (a roll call with the “shore” that Porfiry Petrovich spoke about), where “there was freedom, where people lived who were not like the locals, it was as if time had stopped there, as if they hadn’t passed times of Abraham and his flocks. Sonya arrives. Raskolnikov throws himself at her feet, cries, realizes that he loves her endlessly. Raskolnikov still had seven more years of hard labor, but he felt that he had risen (a roll call with the resurrection of Lazarus). It is not clear why, but the attitude of the convicts has changed (compare the words of Porfiry Petrovich: “Become the sun - and everyone will see you”). Raskolnikov understands that "life has come", under his pillow lies the Gospel.

The author introduces readers to a former student, a handsome but extremely poor young man. This main character novel. His name has not yet been mentioned. On a summer day, a man goes on a case, the essence of which is also not yet clear.

The hero comes to the house of an old pawnbroker. He intends to pawn his watch here. But from the behavior of the young man it becomes clear that this is not main reason visit. The visitor is nervous, cannot decide on something.

On the way home, the hero enters a tavern and meets there a retired titular adviser, Semyon Zakharovich Marmeladov, who is known for his addiction to alcohol. Marmeladov talks about his life.

A few years ago, he took pity on a young widow with three children, Katerina Ivanovna, and married her. From the first wife, Marmeladov has a daughter, Sonya. At first, things were going well for the family, despite the difficult nature of Katerina Ivanovna. She is quick-tempered, often taking out her anger on her husband, stepdaughter, and her children.

Serious problems began when Marmeladov was fired. With grief, he began to take a drink. Semyon Zakharovich drank everything that was in the house, brought the family to complete poverty. Both Katerina and Sonya worked, but there was still not enough money. From complete hopelessness and reproaches of her stepmother, the daughter of an official decided to go to the panel.

Then Marmeladov asked former boss. Out of compassion and for past merits, the titular adviser was again taken to the service. But Semyon Zakharovich could no longer do without alcohol. The young man met him on the fifth day of drinking, when Marmeladov drank his uniform and all the cash. He ordered the last glasses already for a penny, begged from his daughter.

Marmeladov bitterly repents, but does not think of quitting drinking. He asks the hero to take him home. There, a terrifying picture appears to the eyes of a young man: hungry children are crying in a beggarly apartment. Katerina Ivanovna, in anger, began to drag her husband by the hair to the ridicule of the assembled neighbors. The hero quietly leaves a small amount of money in the house and hurries to leave this place.

In the morning the young man was awakened by the cook, who brought a letter from his mother. Finally it becomes known that the young man's name is Rodion Raskolnikov. The letter describes the events that happened to the hero's sister Avdotya Romanovna. The girl served as a governess in the family of a wealthy merchant Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov. Once he began to pester the beauty, offering her a joint trip to the capital. But Dunya, in an angry letter, refused the persistent requests of the owner. The merchant's wife accidentally overheard their conversation and blamed the girl for everything. In disgrace, Dunya was kicked out of the house and denounced throughout the district. The poor girl was almost hunted down. But suddenly the merchant repented and showed his wife a letter from the former governess. Soon Dunya was acquitted, and Mrs. Svidrigailova began to praise her in every possible way.

After this incident, a wealthy, but very stingy businessman Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin wooed Dunya. The girl, hoping that he would help her brother's career, agreed. Soon the young people should arrive in St. Petersburg.

Raskolnikov is furious. He will not allow his sister to enter into this marriage, he will not allow her to sacrifice for him! Beside himself with rage, Rodion runs from the house. On the marketplace, he accidentally overhears a conversation, from which it becomes clear that younger sister old pawnbroker Lizaveta will leave home tomorrow evening.

Raskolnikov understands that another such case is unlikely to present itself. At home, he immediately falls asleep and wakes up only in the evening. next day. Rodion performs all preparations in a hurry. The cook prevents him from taking the ax, but then he manages to hide the murder weapon under his coat.

The old woman was very distrustful of Raskolnikov's visit, but Rodion managed to divert her attention and hit her on the head with an ax. Taking the keys of the murdered woman, Raskolnikov opened the treasure chest and filled his pockets with them. Rodion cut a purse from the old woman's neck. To her misfortune, the old woman's sister Lizaveta returned. Fearing that the woman will raise a fuss, Raskolnikov kills her too.

After washing his hands and an ax in the kitchen, he hurries to leave the apartment. But suddenly the doorbell rings - two visitors came to the old woman. Since no one answers, they suspect something is wrong and leave to get the janitor. Rodion jumps out of the room, but does not have time to go out into the courtyard - they are already walking up the stairs. Then he runs into an open apartment on the floor below and hides there. This apartment is being renovated, the workers went out for a while. Rodion waits until the janitor and other people rise above, and then safely leaves.

At home, without undressing, he falls on the bed and falls asleep.

Part two

In the morning, the killer is in a delusional state. He does not perceive reality well, but he guesses to hide the loot. The janitor comes and informs that Raskolnikov is being summoned to the district. Deciding that they want to arrest him, Rodion goes there with a mixed feeling of fear and relief. But it turns out that he was called on a completely different matter - the owner of the apartment sued for non-payment.

While Rodion is writing an answer to the statement, one of the gendarmes appears and talks about the murder that took place. Raskolnikov falls unconscious. Around him they fuss, suspecting a fever. With difficulty reaching home, Rodion decides to throw the loot into the Neva. Pockets stuffed with jewels, young man goes To the shore. But on the way he finds an empty yard and hides his prey there under a stone. Poorly understanding where the fate of events carries him, Rodion comes to his friend Dmitry Razumikhin. Raskolnikov looks terrible, like a seriously ill person.

Only on the third day Rodion regains consciousness and finds that he is in his apartment. He doesn't even remember how he got home. All this time, Razumikhin was there.

With money from Rodion's mother, Razumikhin buys decent clothes and food for the patient. Doctor Zosimov believes that Rodion is on the verge of insanity. By chance, Raskolnikov learns that the case of the murder of the pawnbroker is entrusted to the investigator Porfiry Ivanov. This is a relative of Razumikhin. It also turns out that one of the repairmen in the apartment where Raskolnikov ran into found a box of jewelry and drank it away. Now this man is the prime suspect in the high-profile murder.

Unexpectedly, Dunya's fiancé Luzhin appears, whom Raskolnikov drives away in anger. Rodion is drawn to the crime scene, and he again goes to the old woman's house. But the apartment of the murdered woman is already being renovated. Raskolnikov, as if in a fever, runs around the room, pulls the bell and scares the repairmen terribly. They believe that the master is very drunk or out of his mind.

In complete disarray, Rodion runs into the street, where he falls into a crowd of onlookers who have gathered at the scene. They say that the crew crushed some drunkard. Raskolnikov recognizes Marmeladov in the victim. The young man helps to bring the unfortunate man home. Semyon Zakharovich dies in Sonya's arms. Rodion gives money for the funeral. Luzhin is watching the events. It turns out that he rents an apartment in this house.

Raskolnikov feels so sick and broken that he does not dare to go home alone. He goes to Razumikhin and asks to see him. Rodion's mother and sister are waiting for him at home.

Part Three

Raskolnikov demands that Dunya refuse marriage to Luzhin. The girl makes a great impression on Razumikhin, who immediately falls in love with her and literally worships her. Dunya invites everyone to spend the evening together. Luzhin must also come for a final explanation.

Sonya suddenly appears to invite Raskolnikov to his father's funeral. Rodion's mother and sister meet a poor girl and are filled with sympathy for her. It turns out that miser Luzhin rented for them the cheapest rooms in a house that has a bad reputation. Upon learning of this, Raskolnikov hates his sister's boyfriend even more.

Rodion wants to return the watch and the ring he gave to the old woman, as he fears that his mother will find out about the pawn. After all, this is a gift from her sister and the last thing left from her father. But there is no money to buy. In a hurry, Raskolnikov makes a rash decision: to seek help from Porfiry Ivanov as a relative of Razumikhin. Together with a friend, Rodion goes to the detective. It turns out that Ivanov read Raskolnikov's article, which outlines the idea that there is a higher kind of people for whom there are no laws. They even have the right to kill "for good". The detective promises to help with the return of the mortgage. Raskolnikov is frightened by the insight and cunning of Porfiry.

Rodion is more and more immersed in painful thoughts, he has nightmares. Unexpectedly visiting young man the merchant Svidrigailov arrives, the same one who caused Dunya to suffer. He is already a widower.

Part four

Svidrigailov turns out to be pretty smart person. He came to inform that his late wife bequeathed three thousand rubles to Duna, and he wants to give the girl ten thousand as compensation. But Raskolnikov indignantly rejects this "help".

In the evening, Razumikhin, Luzhin and Rodion converge at Dunya. The impudence and greed of Pyotr Petrovich cause general indignation. The girl puts Luzhin out, and the rejected groom decides to take revenge. After his departure, Rodion declares that he wants to break off relations with his sister and mother, he instructs Razumikhin to take care of them. Then Raskolnikov comes to say goodbye to Sonya. Svidrigailov hears their conversation through the wall.

Rodion again goes to Ivanov to resolve the issue of pledged things. Porfiry starts a cunning and dangerous conversation with him. He does not explicitly accuse Raskolnikov, but hints that he knows the truth. Rodion falls into vicious despair, but then one of the repairmen unexpectedly appears with a confession. Porfiry is clearly disappointed by the interrupted conversation, but promises that he and Raskolnikov will meet again.

Part five

Katerina Ivanova invited her husband Pyotr Luzhin to the funeral. But, not wanting to meet with Raskolnikov, he did not come to dinner, but called Sonya and handed her ten rubles "out of compassion."

At the commemoration, a scandal broke out between Katerina Ivanova and the landlady, who spoke disparagingly about Sonya. In the midst of this skirmish, Luzhin came and announced that Sonya had stolen a hundred rubles from him. Insulted, Katerina Ivanova rushed to turn out her stepdaughter's pockets to prove her innocence. But suddenly a hundred-ruble bill fell out of his pocket.

Everyone is shocked. The situation was saved by Luzhin's neighbor Lebezyatnikov, who saw Pyotr Petrovich put money in the girl's pocket. Revenge failed, and Luzhin leaves, threatening that he will report the thief to the police. Sonya runs home in fear.

The landlady decides that she has had enough of the scandals over the Marmeladov family and tells everyone to leave immediately. At this time, Rodion comes to Sonya and confesses to the murder. “Did I kill the old woman? I killed myself…” he says repentantly.

Lebezyatnikov comes running and reports that Katerina Ivanova has gone crazy. Everyone rushes to the street, where the unfortunate widow makes the children sing and dance. Persuasion to return home does not help. The frightened children run away, and Katerina Ivanova rushes after them. Suddenly she falls, at the woman's throat there is blood. She is brought to Sonya's apartment, where the unfortunate woman dies in the girl's arms.

Svidrigailov unexpectedly approaches the shocked Rodion. He assures that he will spend the ten thousand promised to Dunya on arranging the funeral, as well as on Sonya and the children. The merchant hints that he heard Raskolnikov confess to Sonya in the murder. Rodion is horrified.

Part six

Porfiry Ivanov comes to Raskolnikov to accuse Rodion of murder. The fact is that the worker who took the blame upon himself was brought up among schismatics. And for them to suffer from the authorities is a charitable deed. The detective admits that he has almost no evidence, but there is one piece of evidence, so he invites Rodion to come with a confession. Raskolnikov refuses. Then Porfiry gives the killer "a walk" for another two days at large, and then promises to arrest him.

Raskolnikov goes to meet Svidrigailov to find out his intentions. The merchant offers to arrange an escape for Rodion. Raskolnikov responds by threatening to kill Svidrigailov if he does not leave Dunya alone.

It turns out that the widower wrote a letter to Dunya asking for a meeting, as he knows the terrible secret of her brother. Svidrigailov tells the girl that he overheard Rodion confessing to the murder. For his silence, he demands that Dunya, whom he is madly in love with, stay with him. Dunya draws a revolver and threatens to shoot the blackmailer if he approaches. Svidrigailov rushes to her, the girl shoots, but the bullet only scratches the merchant. The second shot did not work - a misfire. Dunya throws the weapon on the floor in desperation.

Unexpectedly, Svidrigailov releases Dunya. The merchant already understands that the girl will never love him. After Dunya left, Svidrigailov raised his revolver and went in to say goodbye to Sonya. He leaves the girl three thousand rubles and announces that he is leaving for America.

Then Svidrigailov goes to the hotel, where he spends a nightmarish night. Early on a foggy morning, he leaves the hotel and shoots himself in the temple.

Svidrigailov came to ask Raskolnikov to organize his meeting with Avdotya Romanovna. “They won’t let me into the yard alone, without a recommendation.” He confessed to Raskolnikov that he truly loved his sister. “You are simply disgusting to me, whether you are right or wrong,” he replied to Svidrigailov’s attempt to present himself as a victim of unrequited love in the story with Avdotya Romanovna. About the death of his wife (there were rumors that he was to blame for her), Svidrigailov said that his conscience was completely calm: “The medical investigation discovered apoplexy resulting from bathing after a hearty dinner with a bottle of wine. I hit the whip only twice, there weren’t even signs.” Svidrigailov cynically asserted that Marfa Petrovna was even glad about this, because everyone was tired of the story with Raskolnikov's sister, and she had nothing to talk about when she came from the city. And after the beatings of her husband, she immediately ordered the carriage to be laid and went to the city on visits.

Despite Raskolnikov's rather offhand questions, Svidrigailov was calm and said that Rodion seemed strange to him. Svidrigailov mentioned that he used to be a cheater, that he was in prison for debts, but Marfa Petrovna bought him out. They got married and went to live with her in the village. She loved him, but she kept a document against him in case he decided to rebel. So he lived without a break in the village for 7 years. Svidrigailov mentioned Marfa Petrovna so often in conversation that Raskolnikov directly asked if he missed her. "Right, maybe..."

Svidrigailov spoke in detail about the visits of Marfa Petrovna, who comes to him after her death. Then he admitted that not only she appeared to him, but also his courtyard man, in whose death he was also blamed by rumors. Raskolnikov was tired of Svidrigailov's reasoning, balancing on the verge of common sense and the delirium of a madman. He asked Svidrigailov to say directly what he needed. He said that Avdotya Romanovna should not marry Luzhin. Svidrigailov conceived a voyage, a journey. His children are provided for, they are with their aunt. He would like to see Avdotya Romanovna in the presence of Raskolnikov, to explain to her that there would be no benefit to her from Mr. Luzhin. He understands him well, the quarrel with his wife occurred precisely because she concocted this wedding. He wants to apologize to Raskolnikov's sister for all the trouble he caused her, and then offer her 10 thousand rubles to ease the break with Luzhin.

Raskolnikov refused to give his sister Svidrigailov's bold proposal. But he threatened that in this case he himself would seek a meeting with Raskolnikov's sister, and he promised to convey his proposal to his sister. At the end of the visit, Svidrigailov said that Marfa Petrovna had bequeathed three thousand rubles to Avdotya Romanovna.

Further, in the 4th part of the novel Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky tells that Svidrigailov ran into Razumikhin at the door. Raskolnikov and Razumikhin went to Rodion's mother and sister to meet with Luzhin. On the way, Razumikhin told him that he had tried to talk to Porfiry Petrovich and Zametov about their suspicions, but "they definitely don't understand." In the corridor they ran into Luzhin, and they all entered the room together.

Pyotr Petrovich looked like an offended man. The conversation didn't go well at first. Then Pyotr Petrovich spoke of Svidrigailov, considering it his duty to warn the ladies that immediately after his wife's funeral he had recovered to Petersburg. He said that Marfa Petrovna not only bought him out of prison at one time, but through her efforts a criminal case was suppressed, for which Svidrigailov could have ended up in Siberia. Dunya asked me to tell you more about this. It turned out that Svidrigailov was in a close relationship with the foreigner Resslich. She had a niece, a 15-year-old girl, deaf and mute. Her aunt treated her very cruelly. One day a girl was found strangled in the attic. It was officially announced that it was suicide, but there were rumors that the child was severely abused by Svidrigailov. Luzhin mentioned the death of the court man Philip, which was also blamed on Svidrigailov. Regarding Philip, Avdotya Romanovna noticed that she had heard that this Philip was a hypochondriac, a domestic philosopher, and that he had hanged himself from the ridicule of those around him, and not from the beatings of the owner.

Raskolnikov told those present that Svidrigailov was with him and asked him to pass on a proposal to his sister. What exactly Svidrigailov proposed, Raskolnikov refused to say, also said that Marfa Petrovna bequeathed three thousand rubles to Dunya. Luzhin was about to leave, because Raskolnikov did not tell what exactly Svidrigailov's proposal was, and his request for Raskolnikov's absence during their meeting was not granted. Dunya replied that she had specially invited her brother to resolve the misunderstanding that had arisen between them. Luzhin believes that Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dunya, who left everything and came to St. Petersburg, are now completely in his power. Raskolnikov caught Luzhin in a lie. After all, he gave the money to the mother of the unfortunate widow, and not to her daughter, whom he saw then for the first time, wrote Pyotr Petrovich about this.

Luzhin was sure of the helplessness of his victims. Seeing their independence and calm self-confidence, he flew into a rage. Out of anger, he threatened to leave now forever. Dunya replied that she did not want him back. Luzhin, no longer in control of himself, began to say that he had made an offer to Dunya, neglecting public opinion and restoring her reputation, highly hoping for gratitude. “Now I see that I acted recklessly!” After these words, Razumikhin wanted to literally throw him out of the room, but Rodion stopped him and calmly told Luzhin to get out. He looked at him for a few seconds with a pale and distorted face, then left the room. Going down the stairs, he still assumed that this matter could be corrected.

Arriving home, Luzhin felt deep indignation against the "black ingratitude" of the bride. And meanwhile, wooing her, he was sure of the absurdity of all the gossip that went about her. But he highly appreciated his determination to elevate Dunya to himself. Speaking about this Dunya, he actually expressed his secret thought that everyone would admire him for this feat. Dunya was simply necessary for him. He had long thought with rapture of marrying a well-behaved, but certainly a poor girl, pretty and educated, very intimidated, who had experienced a lot in life, who would consider him her benefactor, obeying implicitly to him and only him. And this dream has almost come true. A proud, virtuous, well-bred girl appeared, with a development above him. And over such a creature he will have unlimited dominion! In addition, he wanted to make a career in St. Petersburg, and a wife like Dunya could attract people to him, create a halo. And this is where it all fell apart. Luzhin decided to fix it all the next day, to settle it.

In Pulcheria Alexandrovna's room everyone heatedly discussed what had happened. The mother rejoiced that God had saved her daughter from a man like Luzhin. Everyone rejoiced. Only Raskolnikov sat gloomy and motionless. He was asked to talk about Svidrigailov's proposal. He briefly conveyed the offer of money and a request for a meeting, noting that he himself had refused money for Dunya. Clearly, he most likely has bad plans in mind. Rodion admitted that Svidrigailov behaved rather strangely, with signs of insanity. Apparently, the death of Marfa Petrovna had an effect. Razumikhin promised to keep an eye on Svidrigailov in order to protect Dunya from him. Pulcheria Alexandrovna started talking about leaving Petersburg, since Luzhin was now broken. But Razumikhin invited them to stay in the city. For Marfa Petrovna's three thousand and his one thousand, which his uncle promised, they could organize their own publishing house. Everyone liked this idea.

Rodion remembered the murder and got ready to leave. “I wanted to say that it’s better for us not to see each other for a while. I will come when I can. Forget me completely. When necessary, I will come, and now, if you love me, forget it completely. Otherwise, I will hate you!”

Rodion left. Everyone was terrified of these words. Razumikhin ran to catch up with Rodion. It turned out that Raskolnikov was waiting for him at the end of the corridor. He asked a friend to be with his sister and mother tomorrow. “I will come ... if I can. Goodbye! Leave me, don't leave them! Do you understand me?" Razumikhin returned to Pulcheria Alexandrovna, calmed both of them, swore that Rodion needed to rest, promised to inform them of his condition.

Part 4 of the novel "Crime and Punishment" continues with the fact that Raskolnikov went to Sonya. Sonya's room was more like a barn. Raskolnikov spoke to her about her father, Katerina Ivanovna. I remembered that, according to Marmeladov, Katerina Ivanovna beat Sonya. She interrupted him. “No, what are you. If only you knew. After all, she is just like a child. Her mind went mad with grief.” Raskolnikov spoke about the future of Sonya and other children of Katerina Ivanovna. It is clear that Katerina Ivanovna is seriously ill and will not last long, Sonya herself may soon end up in the hospital during her work and also die. Then Polenka will only have the same path as Sonya herself, and the same end. But Sonya is sure that God will not allow such horror.

He spoke to her about God, what does he do to her because she prays to him? "Does everything!" she whispered quickly. Raskolnikov walked around the room all the time and saw a book lying on the fireplace. He took her to see. It turned out that this New Testament". The book was old. Sonya said that Lizaveta brought this book to her, and they often read it together. Raskolnikov asked Sonya to read to him about the resurrection of Lazarus. When she finished reading, Sonya closed the book and turned away from him. Rodion said that Sonya ruined her life in order to save her relatives. Together they are cursed and now they go along the same road. He left. Sonya spent that night in a fever and delirium. Various thoughts swirled in her head. “He must be terribly unhappy!.. He left his mother and sister ... he said that he could not live without her. Oh my God!"

Behind the door on the right, which separated Sonya's apartment from Gertrude Resslich's apartment, was an intermediate room. It had been empty for a long time, and Sonya considered it uninhabited. However, during the whole conversation, the gentleman stood at the door of the empty room and listened attentively to everything. He liked this conversation so much that he even brought a chair and placed it near the door so that it would be more convenient to listen next time. This gentleman was Svidrigailov.

The next morning Raskolnikov went to Porfiry Petrovich's office. He was ready for a new fight. Did the tradesman, who threw the word “murderer” in his face, inform or did not inform on him? He hated Porfiry and was afraid of revealing himself with this hatred. Raskolnikov thought that he would be immediately invited to the office, but he had to wait. He made a promise to himself to be silent more, to look and listen. At that moment he was called into the office.

Porfiry met the guest with the most cheerful and friendly look. “However, he extended both his hands to me, but he didn’t give me a single one,” thought Raskolnikov. Both watched each other, but as soon as their eyes met, they immediately averted their eyes. Raskolnikov said that he had brought the necessary paper about the clock. Porfiry began to talk about the fact that there was nowhere to hurry, that his apartment was behind a partition. But his words did not correspond to the serious, thinking look with which Porfiry looked at Raskolnikov. This angered him. He said that the investigators have such a trick - to talk to the suspect about trifles, and then stun him with a direct and insidious question. Porfiry began to laugh, and Raskolnikov began to laugh too, but then he stopped. It turned out that Porfiry laughed at his guest right in the face. Raskolnikov realized that there was something he did not yet know.

Porfiry said that an interrogation in the form of a free, friendly conversation can give more than an interrogation in its entirety. As a future lawyer, he gave an example to Raskolnikov: “If I consider someone a criminal, why should I start bothering him ahead of time, although I have evidence against him? Why not let him walk around the city? If I plant him too early, then I will give him moral support. Here you are talking about evidence, but evidence has two ends ... Yes, I leave another gentleman all alone, I don’t take him, don’t bother, but so that he knows every minute or suspects that I know everything, day and night I follow him . So after all, he himself will come or do something that will already be accurate evidence. Nerves... you forgot them! Let him walk around the city, and I already know that he is my victim. Where should he run? Abroad? No, the Pole is running abroad, not he. Into the depths of the fatherland? Why, real Russian men live there, because they are developed, modern man rather prison would rather than live with such foreigners as our peasants! He won’t run away psychologically from me, ”Porfiry reasoned.

Raskolnikov sat pale. “This is no longer a cat with a mouse, like yesterday, he is smarter. But you have no proof, you frighten me, you are cunning!” He decided to remain silent. Porfiry continued: “You, Rodion Romanovich, are a witty young man. But reality and nature are important things. Wit is a great thing, how can a poor investigator guess everything. Yes, nature helps. But the young people who are carried away will not think about this! He, let's say, will lie successfully, in the most cunning way. Yes, in the most interesting, in the most scandalous place, and he will faint ... But isn’t it stuffy for you that you have turned so pale?

Raskolnikov asked not to worry and suddenly burst out laughing. Porfiry looked at him and began to laugh with him. Raskolnikov abruptly interrupted his laughter and said seriously that now he clearly sees that Porfiry suspects him of the murder of the old woman and her sister Lizaveta. If he has a reason, then he can arrest him, and if not, then he will not allow to laugh at himself in the face. His eyes lit up with rage. "I will not let it!" shouted Raskolnikov. Porfiry made a preoccupied look and began to reassure Rodion. Then he brought his face closer to Raskolnikov and almost whispered that his words might be heard and what then to say to them? But Rodion automatically repeated this phrase. Porfiry Petrovich offered Raskolnikov water. The fright and participation of Porfiry were so natural that Raskolnikov fell silent. Porfiry began to say that Rodion had a seizure, and you need to take care of yourself. So yesterday Dmitry Prokofievich (Razumikhin) came to him and said such things that we only shrugged our shoulders. Did he deduce this from my caustic words? Did he come from you? Raskolnikov had already calmed down a little, said that Razumikhin did not come from him, but he knew why he came to Porfiry.

“I, father, don’t know your exploits like that. I know that you went to rent an apartment, rang the bell, asked about the blood, confused the workers and the janitor. I understand your mental mood at the time, but you will drive yourself crazy like that. Your indignation from insults at first, from fate, and then from the quarter is already very seething. Here you are rushing about to make everyone talk, and end this as soon as possible. Did I guess your mood? Why, you will not only spin yourself, but also Razumikhin, because he is very a kind person". Raskolnikov looked with surprise at Porfiry, who was courting him. He continued: “Yes, I had such a case. One also riveted murder on himself, summed up the facts, confused everyone and everyone. He himself unintentionally became the cause of the murder, as soon as he found out that he had given the killers a reason, he became so homesick, it began to seem to him that it was he who had killed. But the Senate sorted this matter out, and the unfortunate man was acquitted. So you can get a fever if you go to the bells at night to ring, and ask about blood. This is a disease, Rodion Romanovich!”

Raskolnikov no longer understood the course of Porfiry's reasoning, what was the catch. He insisted that he went to the old woman's apartment in full consciousness, and not in delirium. Porfiry claimed that Raskolnikov deliberately said that he knew about Razumikhin's visit to Porfiry and insisted on the conscious coming to the old woman's apartment. Porfiry believed that Raskolnikov was playing a subtle game with him. “I won’t let myself be tortured, arrest me, search me all over, but don’t play with me!” Rodion shouted furiously. Porfiry answered this with his sly smile, that he invited Raskolnikov in a homely, friendly way. In a frenzy, Raskolnikov shouted that he did not need this friendship. “Here, I’ll take my hat and leave. Well, what do you say now? He grabbed his cap and went to the door. "Don't you want to see the surprise?" giggled Porfiry, stopping him near the door. “Surprise, here he is sitting outside my door,” he continued. "You lie and tease me to give me away!" shouted Rodion, trying to open the door behind which Porfiry's "surprise" was sitting. “Yes, it’s already impossible to give yourself away, father. After all, you have come into a frenzy!” "You're all lying! You have no facts, only guesses!” shouted Rodion.

At that moment, a noise was heard and something happened that neither Porfiry nor Rodion could count on. A pale man burst into the room after a short struggle at the door. He was young, dressed like a commoner. It was the painter Nikolai, who was painting the floor in the apartment on the floor below, in the house of the murdered pawnbroker. He said that he had killed the old woman and Lizaveta. This message was completely unexpected for Porfiry. Nikolai said that he was delusional and he killed both women with an axe. And he ran down the stairs to divert eyes after the murder. “He doesn’t speak his own words,” muttered Porfiry. He caught himself and, taking Raskolnikov by the hand, pointed to the door. "You didn't expect this?" asked Rodion, who had greatly cheered up after the appearance of Nikolai. “Yes, and you, father, did not expect. Look how the pen is trembling!”

Raskolnikov went out, passing through the office, he saw both janitors from the old woman's house. On the stairs he was stopped by Porfiry, who said that they would need to talk again in full form, and they would see each other again. Rodion went home. He understood that it would soon become clear that Nikolai was lying. But his confession gave Rodion some respite in the fight against the clever Porfiry. At home, Raskolnikov kept thinking about his conversation in the office. Finally, he got up to go to Marmeladov's funeral, and then suddenly the door to his room opened by itself. On the threshold stood yesterday's man, as if from under the ground. Raskolnikov died. The man paused and then silently bowed to Rodion. He asked to be forgiven for his "evil thoughts." It turned out that this tradesman was standing at the gate during Rodion's conversation with the janitors. After this conversation, he went after Rodion and found out his name and address. With this he went to the investigator and told him everything. He sat behind a closed door during a conversation between Rodion and Porfiry and heard how "he tortured him." The tradesman was the surprise that Porfiry spoke of. Hearing the confession of Nikolai, the tradesman realized that he was mistaken, considering Rodion a murderer, and came to ask his forgiveness. Rodion's heart was relieved. This meant that Porfiry still did not have any hard evidence of Rodion's guilt. Rodion felt more confident. "Now we'll fight again!" he thought with a grin as he descended the stairs.

Events unfold in the 60s of the nineteenth century, in St. Petersburg. One warm summer evening former student Rodion Raskolnikov refers his last expensive thing old pawnbroker Alena Ivanovna. He plans to kill the old woman, and by this act, save the rest of the young people who depend on her from the torment.

Returning, he goes into a tavern, where he meets the drunken official Marmeladov. He tells the story of how his wife, due to poverty and consumption, sent her daughter Sonya to the panel. In the morning a letter arrived from the mother with a story about the torment of Raskolnikov's sister, who came to the landowner Svidrigailov. Mother reports that she will soon come with Dunya to Petersburg, in connection with her sister's wedding. Her fiancé Luzhin rather enjoys the beggarly position of the bride than has feelings for her.

Thinking about the sacrifices that girls make in the name of the well-being of their families, Raskolnikov doubts. But he still decides to kill. Not only the old woman died at his hands, but also her sister Lizaveta, who suddenly appeared. He hid the stolen property in a secluded place, without having time to really look at it. The experience does not leave him alone, he takes all the talk about the incident to heart. He knows that the village boy Mikolka was arrested. Rodion is almost ready to confess his deed.

Walking, he stumbles upon a man injured by the carriage. This is his recent acquaintance Marmeladov. Helping him with the last money, Raskolnikov brings him home and calls a doctor. There he meets Katerina Ivanovna and Sonya. It's easier for him for a while. But, seeing in his closet his mother and sister who came to him, he kicks them out.

Feeling lonely, he hopes for an understanding of the sinful like him, Sonya. His friend Razumikhin takes care of Rodion's relatives. He fell in love with his sister at first sight, and having learned about this, Luzhin issues an ultimatum: he or his brother. Rodion, in order to divert suspicion from himself, is looking for a meeting with Porfiry Petrovich, who was investigating the case of the old woman. During the conversation, an experienced investigator comes to the conclusion that he is facing an ideological killer. Porfiry Petrovich hopes that remorse will lead Raskolnikov to confess. Rodion is close to this. While dining in one of the rooms where Dunya and her mother settled, Luzhin's deceit is revealed. He convinced those present that Rodion gave Sonya for her vile services the money that her mother had collected for her studies. Luzhin is kicked out.

Raskolnikov seeks shelter from Sonya, but their views on life differ. He again comes to a meeting with the investigator and almost gives himself away. Luzhin again tries to regain the bride's trust by deceit, but Raskolnikov exposes him. Finding herself on the street, Katerina Ivanovna dies from bleeding. Svidrigailov offers to help Sonya and the children.

Svidrigailov, never having achieved reciprocity from Dunya, shot himself. Raskolnikov decides to confess, and he is sent into exile in Siberia. Mother, unable to bear the grief, died. Razumikhin married Dunya. Sonya came after her beloved, and patiently endures his indifference. But over time, an understanding of actions and their consequences comes to him, and he is looking for answers in the Gospel.

Summary of "Crime and Punishment" Option 2

1. About the work
2. Main characters
3. Other characters
4. Summary
5. Conclusion

Chapter 1. Waking up in the morning, Raskolnikov feverishly rushed to hide the traces of the murder. He hid the things he had taken from the old woman in a hole behind the wallpaper, tore off and cut off the blood-soaked sock and fringe of his trousers, but in nervous exhaustion fell asleep again with them in his hands.

From sleep he was awakened by a knock on the door: the cook Nastasya brought him a summons with a summons to the police. Raskolnikov was terribly frightened: what, do the police know about his crime? Shouldn't you hide? But he still decided to go to the station: disappear, so hurry up!

Crime and Punishment. Feature Film 1969 1 episode

Entering the office, Raskolnikov, out of great excitement, immediately entered into an argument with an impudent lieutenant, an assistant to the quarter warden, who mistook him for a ragamuffin. And suddenly he learned from the clerk sitting next to him: the police called him only because of the non-payment of the debt to the landlady!

Raskolnikov was beside himself with joy, but despite it, he could not get rid of the painful consciousness: having become a murderer, he crossed some line and from this he will never now be able to openly and sincerely communicate with other people. The feeling of endless solitude and alienation from everyone tormented him terribly.

Having signed under the paper, he turned to leave, but the police had just begun to talk about the already sensational murder of the old pawnbroker. They discussed the news that, in connection with him, those same Koch and student Pestryakov, who were knocking on the door, were detained: no one saw the killer, and then only the two of them entered the entrance.

Hearing this conversation, Raskolnikov finally lost strength and fainted. When he was brought to his senses, he tried to explain that he was ill, but the quick-tempered lieutenant "Powder" suspiciously asked if he had gone out on the street yesterday evening.

Chapter 2 Raskolnikov rushed home in fear of an imminent search. Pulling out the stolen things from behind the wallpaper, he rushed with them out into the street and, finding one deaf courtyard, hid all the booty under the lying in the middle of it. big stone. He did not even look into the purse taken from the old woman.

On the way back, Raskolnikov accidentally found himself at the house of his former university friend Razumikhin and, in some confusion, turned towards him. But even in Razumikhin, the consciousness of the terrible crime committed so overshadowed him that, as soon as he entered and sat down, he immediately got up and went back to the door. Amazed at the ragged appearance of his friend, Razumikhin attributed it strange behavior poverty. He tried to catch up with Raskolnikov and offer him a job, but he waved it off and left.

From everything on the street Raskolnikov breathed an inexplicable cold. Arriving in his closet, he first fell asleep, and then fell into unconsciousness.

Chapter 3 After regaining consciousness three days later, Raskolnikov saw Nastasya and Razumikhin in front of him. This true friend, realizing that trouble had happened to Rodion, he found his address and began to care for him in illness.

Razumikhin has already made inquiries about the recent events in Raskolnikov's life. He knew about his fainting at the police office, visited there, met Lieutenant Porokh and the clerk Zametov, and managed to redeem Raskolnikov's bill of debt for an apartment for ten rubles.

A messenger from the merchant's office brought 35 rubles sent to Raskolnikov by his mother. For ten of them, Razumikhin bought Rodion decent clothes. Doctor Zosimov also came - an acquaintance of Razumikhin, invited by him to examine the patient.

Chapter 4 Zosimov gave some advice on the treatment of Raskolnikov. Razumikhin began to tell Zosimov about the circumstances of the thunderous murder of the pawnbroker Alena Ivanovna, which he learned from his distant relative Porfiry, the bailiff of investigative cases.

The police arrested the dyer Mikolay Dementiev, who worked in That day in one of the apartments Togo entrance, and then tried to pawn expensive earrings to one innkeeper. It turned out that the earrings were pawned to the murdered old woman. Mikolay explained: on the day of the murder, he and his partner Mitrei were painting the apartment, and then “began to smear paint on each other’s faces for fun” and, laughing, ran down the stairs. Returning back to the apartment, Mikolaj found earrings at the door.

Not believing in the guilt of this simple peasant guy, Razumikhin guessed that the real killer hid in the apartment being repaired when the dyers ran out of it, and the janitor with Koch and Pestryakov walked down the stairs to inspect the suspicious door of the pawnbroker. Hiding, the criminal dropped the earrings there.

Raskolnikov, during this story, several times showed great anxiety. But before Razumikhin had time to finish it, the door opened and some unknown person entered.

Chapter 5 This middle-aged but smartly dressed man introduced himself as Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin. He turned out to be the same fiancé of Dunya's sister, whom Raskolnikov had already managed to hate after reading his mother's letter.

Luzhin looked with disdain at Raskolnikov's impoverished closet, but even Raskolnikov received him very coldly. After a pause, Luzhin announced that he was waiting for Dunya and his mother to arrive in St. Petersburg and “find them an apartment for the first time” - in the house of the merchant Yushin (a well-known cheap, dirty hotel). For the time being, he himself settled with his young acquaintance Lebezyatnikov, in the house of Mrs. Lippevechsel - the very one where the drunkard Marmeladov lived with his family.

Mentioning Lebeziatnikov, Luzhin praised the thoughts of the "young generations" who rejected the old spirit of religion and idealism for the sake of material gain and practical benefit. Together with the youth, Luzhin found that the Christian call to sympathize with one's neighbor and share with him was imbued with "excessive enthusiasm." It does not correspond to the “economic truth”, which says that everything in the world is based on self-interest. (See Luzhin's monologue on the whole caftan.)

Razumikhin, looking at Luzhin with hostility, continued the story to Zosimov about the murder of the old woman, convincing him that it looked bold and daring, but the criminal grabbed only low-value things in the apartment, not noticing those lying almost in plain sight. large sums. So, most likely, the novice killed him, who was confused and managed to slip away only by accident.

Hearing about the murder, Luzhin expressed regret about the decline public morality. Raskolnikov, who had been silent until now, sharply threw back to him: “But everything turned out according to your own theory! Bring to the consequences what you just now preached about personal gain, and it will come out - people can be cut. And one more thing: is it true that you told my sister that you are glad of her poverty, because it is easier to rule over a wife taken out of poverty later?

Luzhin began to object angrily. Excited, nervous Raskolnikov told him to go to hell if he did not want to be thrown down the stairs. Luzhin hastened to leave. Raskolnikov, shouting that he wanted to be alone, began to drive Razumikhin and Zosimov away. They also left the closet, surprised that Rodion was driven into excitement by any mention of the murder of the old woman.

Chapter 6 Taking everything that was left of the money sent by his mother, Raskolnikov went out into the street. His state of mind was terrible. He recalled how he had once read about the feelings of a man sentenced to death, who, in order to save his life, agreed to spend the rest of it even on an arshin of high rock space, in the darkness of an ocean storm.

Raskolnikov sometimes spoke incoherently to passers-by. They looked at him in fear or mockery. Entering a tavern, he took the newspapers and began to look in them for an article about the murder of an old woman. Suddenly, the clerk Zametov from the police station, who happened to be right there, suddenly sat down next to him.

His unexpected appearance increased Raskolnikov's excitement. “You seem to want to know what I read about? he asked Zametov, barely restraining himself. “About the murder of an old clerk!” Now try you in the police to catch the killer! If I were in his place, I would take the things and money taken to a back yard, put it under a big stone there and not take it out for a year or two until everything calmed down! Do you suspect at the station that it was I who killed the pawnbroker and Lizaveta?”

He got up and went out, trembling as after a tantrum. Zametov looked at him with wide eyes. On the porch of the tavern, Raskolnikov suddenly ran into Razumikhin. Razumikhin became friends with Zametov after the search for Rodion through the police and now went to invite him to a party that he hosted in honor of his uncle's arrival. Rejoiced that Raskolnikov recovered and walks, Razumikhin began to invite him to his place, but he rudely refused and left.

Coming out on some bridge, Raskolnikov stopped and began to look at the water in a passionate desire to drown himself. The burden on his soul was unbearable. Raskolnikov wandered towards the police office, deciding to confess everything there, but along the way he noticed that he was standing at the house of the murdered old woman.

He was drawn irresistibly inside. He went up to the same apartment. She was now unfurnished. Two workers glued new wallpaper in it, watching in surprise as Raskolnikov walked around the rooms, returned to the door and pulled the bell several times, listening and remembering then sound .

Then he went down to the entrance and half-consciously asked the janitor, who was standing there among other people, whether he had gone to the office today and whether the assistant to the quarterly was there. People looked at the strange stranger attentively, not understanding what he needed. One tradesman offered to take him to the police, others were silent. Raskolnikov again went to the station, but his attention was attracted by the crowd and the carriage standing at a distance.

Chapter 7 Coming closer, Raskolnikov saw that the crowd had gathered around the drunken Marmeladov, who had fallen under the horses. He was still alive. Raskolnikov exclaimed that he knew the address of the unfortunate man and paid to be carried home.

Marmeladov's wife, Katerina Ivanovna, was sitting with her children in the midst of the same impoverished environment. Wringing her hands, she watched as her mutilated husband was brought into the room. Raskolnikov also paid for calling a doctor and a priest.

The doctor said that Marmeladov would die now. The consumptive Katerina Ivanovna coughed into her handkerchief, leaving blood stains on it. Curious neighbors rushed to the noise. Marmeladov's daughter Sonia squeezed through them, about whose bitter fate her father told Raskolnikov in a tavern. This young girl with very kind eyes ran up to Marmeladov, and he died in her arms.

Raskolnikov fussed about, trying to help - and suddenly felt astonished that his disinterested concern for the unfortunate man aroused in him the feeling of a surging full, powerful life. It was especially bright after the recent deep despair. Raskolnikov gave Katerina Ivanovna all the money he had left for Marmeladov's funeral and left. On the stairs, Katerina Ivanovna's 10-year-old daughter, Polenka, caught up with him: sister Sonya asked her to find out the name and address of the person who had helped them so much. Touched, Raskolnikov asked the girl to pray for him, "the slave of Rodion."

He walked along the street quite encouraged and now believed that he would be able to destroy the memory of the murder of the old woman in himself and regain mental strength. Passing by Razumikhin's house, Raskolnikov went to him excitedly, as if asking for forgiveness for his recent rudeness. Razumikhin ran out to him from the guests drunk and volunteered to see him off. Along the way, he said that in the police station the idea of ​​​​Raskolnikov's involvement in the murder really pecked. However, after a conversation in a tavern, Zametov completely rejected her, believing that the killer would never have been so frank, and convinced that Raskolnikov was simply frightened by unfair suspicions.

Rising to Raskolnikov's closet and opening the door, they suddenly saw Rodion's mother and sister, Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dunya, sitting inside. They arrived in St. Petersburg on a call from Luzhin and already knew that Raskolnikov was seriously ill. Both women rushed to hug Rodion, and from the sudden realization that for the first time he appeared before his relatives defiled by murder, he froze and fainted.