Crime and Punishment mind. Dostoevsky's letter to Katkov reveals his immediate inspiration, to which he remained faithful even after his original plan evolved into a much more ambitious creation: a desire to counteract what he regarded as nefarious consequences arising from the doctrines of Russian nihilism. In the novel, Dostoevsky pinpointed the dangers of both utilitarianism and rationalism, the main ideas of which inspired the radicals, continuing a fierce criticism he had already started with his "Notes from Underground". Dostoevsky utilized the characters, dialogue and narrative in "Crime and Punishment" to articulate an argument against westernizing ideas. He thus attacked a peculiar Russian
Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City "Daily Mail". Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City is a 2012 book by British author, academic and journalist, Catharine Arnold. The book is a 'colourful, gruesome' history of crime and punishment in London. The book also examines the influence of the 'criminal classes in on literature' and examines the Soho gangs of the 1950s and 60's. In the "Daily Telegraph" Lilian Pizzichini described the book as 'a chronological account of theft, murder and riot, and the concurrent methods of restraining the population in the capital' and noted that