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What work did Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s father do at the Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor?
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, shown in 1876, was introduced to a new generation of readers in 2024–25 when “White Nights” surged in popularity thanks to TikTok and Instagram users.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s father, a retired military surgeon, worked as a doctor at the Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor in Moscow. In this role, he treated charity cases while simultaneously maintaining a private medical practice.1