Crimes of Passion in Russian Literature

[Tatyana Buzina]

Dostoevsky's Notes from the Dead House: Goryanchikov the narrator is apparently sentenced for murdering his wife; "Akul'ka's Husband. The Story" in the middle of the novel forms a parallel to his murder. And there are a couple more murders thrown in throughout the book. 

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>>>Hi! I was just wondering if anyone could give me suggestions for texts of
>>>Russian fiction dealing with crimes of passion -- e.g. murder of
>>>adulterous spouses. I'm especially interested in examples from 20th-
>>>century literature. Thanks for any help you can give me!
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