Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881). Synonyms: Dostoevski, Dostoevsky, Dostoyevsky, Feodor Dostoevski, Feodor Dostoevsky, Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski, Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Dostoevski, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky.