Years of closeness to Dostoevsky

In this book, Soslova narrates the details of her complicated and turbulent romantic relationship with the Russian writer and novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky, through diaries, fragments, and documents that highlight the most intriguing details of that relationship, revealing hidden aspects of the character of the author of The Brothers Karamazov. And in this memoir, Soslova attempts to encompass various events and incidents of the historical period covered by her diaries, especially the literary ones, where she provides glimpses into the nature of the lives of Russian writers and intellectuals in Russia and abroad, during the second half of the nineteenth century, within the framework of her discussion of the nature of her relationship with Dostoevsky. Apolinaria had a significant influence on Dostoevsky's works, and most of his heroines were inspired by her. Although she refused to marry him, her influence on his life was greater than that of his wives.