1819	Dostoevsky's father, Michael Dostoevsky, marries Marie Nechaeva.
1820	First son, Michael, born.
1821	Father becomes Doctor in Hospital for the poor, Moscow. October 30, Fyodor Mikhailovich born.
1837	January 29 Poet Pushkin killed in duel. February 27 Dostoevsky's mother dies. May, the two brothers move to Petersburg. July, the father retires and moves to the country with the two youngest brothers.
1839	January, Dostoevsky enters military Engineering School June, Dostoevsky's father is murdered by his serf peasants because of his cruelty and strictness.
1842	August, Dostoevsky commissioned Second Lieutenant.
1844	August, he leaves the military service, begins literary career. Starts writing The Poor Folk.
1845	Summer, The Poor Folk is a great success with literary leaders.
1846	Spring, Dostoevsky meets Petrashevasky. Begins suffering from epileptic seizures. Publishes "The Double".
1848	Participates more and more in political discussions of Petrashevasky's article.
1849	April 23, Dostoevsky arrested. Later sentenced to death. Reprieved at last minute, on execution scaffold in Petersburg Square.
1850-54	Spends four years as convict in Siberia, in Omsk.
1854-59	Serves as common soldier in Siberia, in Semipacatinsk.
1857	February, marries Maria Isaeva.
1859	Dostoevsky is permitted to live in Tver, later, in Siberian experiences.
1860	Publishes The House of the Dead about his Siberian experiences. A two-volume edition of his works appears.
1861	Emancipation of Serfs Proclamation. The Insulted and The Injured published.
1862	Visit to France and England
1862-63	Liason with Apollinaria Suslova.
1860-63	Writes for and edits magazine "Time" (Vremya).
1863	May, "Time" stopped by the government. August-October, stays in France and Italy.
1864	January, permitted to publish new magazine, "Epoch" (Epokha). April, his wife dies. June, "Epoch" stops because of lack of funds. July, his brother dies. Visits Germany. Sees Suslova. Works on Crime and Punishment. Two Volume edition of his works published by stellovsky.
1866	Works on Crime and Punishment. Proposes to and is accepted by Anna Gregorievna Snitkina. Further volumes of his works published.
1867	Stays in Germany; gambles. Works on The Idiot.
1868-69	Lives abroad - Germany and Switzerland.
1871	Returns to Petersburg. Works on The Possessed. The Possessed published in The Russian Messenger.
1873-76	Dostoevsky collaborates on magazine THE CITIZEN. Writes The Raw Youth. Lives in Straya Russia and visits Germany three times.
1875	The Raw Youth published.
1876-77	Publishes magazine "Writer's Diary".
1876	November, writes story "The Gentle Spirit".
1878	May, Dostoevsky's three-year old son Alexy dies of epilepsy. Dostoevsky philosopher Vladimir Solovyov visit together the Optina monastery. Begins work on The Brothers Karamazov.
1879	The Brothers Karamazov begins to appear.
1880	June 8, Dostoevsky delivers widely acclaimed speech at the dedication of Pushkin's statue. Concludes work on The Brothers Karamazov.
1881	January 28, Dostoevsky dies after three days of illness, of Lung - Hemorrhages.