Talk:Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov

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It's not correct to describe Raskolnikov as 'following the Nietzschean theory of a "superman"', as Crime and Punishment was written in 1866, when Nietzsche was 22, before he had published any of the works which made this idea famous.

Certainly they both fit into the same literary and philosophical climate of the time, but the wording I quoted suggests Nietzsche was Raskolnikov's model, which he could not have been. If anything, it was Napoleon, which Raskolnikov makes frequent reference to in the text. --Saforrest 19:11, May 12, 2005 (UTC)

Fixed. TheMidnighters 21:06, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Russian speakers: please a little help

I was wondering how Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov is written in Russian. Is there any Russian speaker who can help me? --Dacxjo 14:16, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

I don't speak Russian, but with a little educated Googling, I found that it is Родион Романович Раскольников. --Saforrest 17:58, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Confessed to Porfiry?

I thought that Rodion intentionally did not confess to Porfiry, he instead confessed to the rambunctious lieutenant Ilya Petrovich. Is this right? If so, it should be fixed. Fhornrudd 05:04, 13 January 2007 (UTC)