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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky studied military engineering at the Academy of Military Engineering in St. Petersburg.1
His father had marked out this career path for him, though Dostoyevsky was evidently unsuited for the profession due to his deep-seated passion for literature. He completed his degree in 1843 and briefly served as a sublieutenant before resigning his commission to pursue a career as a writer.1