The Development of Christian Views in the Works of Dostoevsky

The works of F. M. Dostoevsky is a popular research topic in various fields of science. Different approaches to the study allow a comprehensive analysis of the writer's texts. This work examines the reflection of Dostoevsky's Christian views in his works. We have identified several points that are most significant for the research, in which we tried to show the development of Dostoevsky's Christian thought. Understanding how pride and love, unity and people, faith and freedom are connected, will allow us to fully appreciate the work of the writer. In the process of the study, the following conclusions were drawn: the Christian worldview, expressed explicitly, appears in Dostoevsky’s works after Siberia, but already in the early texts the most important topics that interested the writer throughout his work were identified. For example, the topic of opposing oneself to the world, offended pride and rebellion appears already in “Poor Folk” and “The Double” and later develops in revolt of Ivan Karamazov. The theme of love and faith, which is opposed to rebellion, is also outlined in the early texts, but clearly appears only in "Notes from the House of dead". The confrontation of rebellion and Divine harmony develops in the Dostoevsky novels. The results of the development of Dostoevsky's Christian thought are formulated in "The Brothers Karamazov".