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The Dostoyevsky Library · August 24 · 11 min

Poor Folk April 12th Makar

In which Makar Dievushkin tenderly recounts to his dear Barbara Alexievna the bleak and squalid conditions of his lodging-house, painting a vivid picture of its worn inhabitants, the weary household, and the oppressive atmosphere that pervades the place. With gentle sympathy, he reveals the quiet suffering of a family nearby, their muted sorrow stirring his melancholy reflections on poverty and fragility amidst the harshness of St. Petersburg life.

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In which Makar Dievushkin tenderly recounts to his dear Barbara Alexievna the bleak and squalid conditions of his lodging-house, painting a vivid picture of its worn inhabitants, the weary household, and the oppressive atmosphere that pervades the place. With gentle sympathy, he reveals the quiet suffering of a family nearby, their muted sorrow stirring his melancholy reflections on poverty and fragility amidst the harshness of St. Petersburg life.

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