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MOSCOW, August 1 (RIA Novosti) – As if Fyodor Dostoyevsky wasn’t depressing enough, Russian court marshals have added a touch of Kafka to his legacy, investigating the Russian literary giant for contempt of court – and only clearing him because he is no longer alive.
The amusing story began with an “idiot” – both the title of an 1869 Dostoyevsky novel, and a word used by a resident of the far eastern Kamchatka Region to describe his opponent in a courtroom in 2011.
Though the magistrate let it slide, a vigilant court marshal reported the offender for contempt of court, leading to a full-blown criminal case, Ekho Moskvy radio reported.
The suspect, local resident Yevgeny Fedorko, retaliated by cranking up the absurdity factor to 11, blaming his actions on the “pernicious influence” of Dostoyevsky’s novel and calling last year for the writer to be investigated for instigating contempt of court.
The request was processed and a nine-month check launched into Dostoyevsky, who was eventually cleared of the accusations earlier this year.
Charges were dropped because the writer died 80 years before Fedorko’s birth and was unable to incite the latter to do anything, the radio reported Monday, citing case materials.
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The amusing story began with an “idiot” – both the title of an 1869 Dostoyevsky novel, and a word used by a resident of the far eastern Kamchatka Region to describe his opponent in a courtroom in 2011.
Though the magistrate let it slide, a vigilant court marshal reported the offender for contempt of court, leading to a full-blown criminal case, Ekho Moskvy radio reported.
The suspect, local resident Yevgeny Fedorko, retaliated by cranking up the absurdity factor to 11, blaming his actions on the “pernicious influence” of Dostoyevsky’s novel and calling last year for the writer to be investigated for instigating contempt of court.
The request was processed and a nine-month check launched into Dostoyevsky, who was eventually cleared of the accusations earlier this year.
Charges were dropped because the writer died 80 years before Fedorko’s birth and was unable to incite the latter to do anything, the radio reported Monday, citing case materials.
131 Years After Death, Dostoyevsky Undergoes Criminal Check in Russia
As if Fyodor Dostoyevsky wasn’t depressing enough, Russian court marshals have added a touch of Kafka to his legacy, investigating the Russian literary giant for contempt of court – and only clearing him because he is no longer alive.
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