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The first part of Crime and Punishment published in the January and February issues of The Russian Messenger met with public success. In his memoirs, the conservative belletrist Nikolay Strakhov recalled that Crime and Punishment was the literary sensation of 1866 in Russia. [47]
The UGKRF is a declarative document. It begins with in Article 2 a list of "tasks", such as "the protection of the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, property, public order and public security, the environment, and the constitutional system of the Russian Federation against criminal encroachment, the maintenance of peace and security of mankind, and also the prevention of crimes."
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However, his erratic behavior and defensive outbursts soon attract the interest of the clever detective Porfiry Petrovich, who suspects Raskolnikov of the crime. Meanwhile, Raskolnikov’s life grows increasingly turbulent as his mother and sister arrive in the city, followed by two older suitors competing for his sister’s hand in marriage.
According to the modern Russian Criminal Code, only intentional killing of another human is considered as a murder (Russian убийство transliteration ubiystvo). The following types of murder are defined: Murder per se (article 105 of Criminal Code): common corpus delicti (with no aggravating circumstances listed below).
The name Raskolnikov derives from the Russian raskolnik meaning "schismatic" (traditionally referring to a member of the Old Believer movement). The name Rodion comes from Greek and indicates an inhabitant of Rhodes. Raskolnikov is a young ex-law student living in extreme poverty in Saint Petersburg.
Though the story of Crime and Punishment was written and set in the 19th century, this film version takes place in the then-future setting of the late 20th century. Rodion Raskolnikov, a student in his twenties who lives in Moscow, has published a paper in which he argues that certain superior individuals can legitimately ignore laws, even those against murder.
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Russia but is not used due to a moratorium and no death sentences or executions have been carried out since 2 August 1996. Russia has had an implicit moratorium in place since one was established by President Boris Yeltsin in 1996, and explicitly established by the Constitutional Court of Russia in 1999 ...