DOSTOEVSKY & PROPHET ELIJAH

[Stephan Harris]

About six months ago I read somewhere on the internet that Raskolnikoff confesses his crimes on the holiday of the prophet Elijah, when a thunderstorm was traditionally expected in Russian folk belief. The author of the web page claimed that the prophet Elijah is a recurring symbol throughout Dostoevsky's works, but I have searched and searched for articles on this topic and have found nothing so far. The major studies of Dostoevsky, including the most recent ones, do not even mention Elijah the Prophet. Is this pure quackery? (Either it IS quackery or experts have overlooked something important in their discussions of Dostoevsky.) Can any SEELANGS scholars help me find some information on this topic?
  Stephan Harris


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