Editing Fyodor Dostoevsky (section)

=== Second marriage and honeymoon (1866–1871) ===
The first two parts of ''[[Crime and Punishment]]'' were published in January and February 1866 in the periodical ''[[The Russian Messenger]]'',{{sfnp|Frank|2010|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=lp1RpM8o9BQC&pg=PA462 462]}} attracting at least 500 new subscribers to the magazine.{{sfnp|Leatherbarrow|2002|p=83}}

Dostoevsky returned to Saint Petersburg in mid-September and promised his editor, [[Fyodor Stellovsky]], that he would complete ''[[The Gambler (novel)|The Gambler]]'', a short novel focused on gambling addiction, by November, although he had not yet begun writing it. One of Dostoevsky's friends, [[Aleksandr Milyukov]], advised him to hire a secretary. Dostoevsky contacted stenographer Pavel Olkhin from Saint Petersburg, who recommended his pupil, the twenty-year-old [[Anna Snitkina|Anna Grigoryevna Snitkina]]. Her shorthand helped Dostoevsky to complete ''The Gambler'' on 30 October, after 26 days' work.{{sfnp|Frank|1997|pp=42–183}}{{sfnp|Kjetsaa|1989|pp=162–96}} She remarked that Dostoevsky was of average height but always tried to carry himself erect. "He had light brown, slightly reddish hair, he used some hair conditioner, and he combed his hair in a diligent way&nbsp;... his eyes, they were different: one was dark brown; in the other, the pupil was so big that you could not see its color, [this was caused by an injury]. The strangeness of his eyes gave Dostoyevsky some mysterious appearance. His face was pale, and it looked unhealthy."{{sfnp|Sekirin|1997|p=178}}

[[File:Baden-Baden 10-2015 img19 Dostoevsky plaque.jpg|thumb|Memorial plaque to Dostoevsky in Baden-Baden]]On 15 February 1867 Dostoevsky married Snitkina in [[Trinity Cathedral, Saint Petersburg]]. The 7,000 rubles he had earned from ''Crime and Punishment'' did not cover their debts, forcing Anna to sell her valuables. On 14 April 1867, they began a delayed honeymoon in Germany with the money gained from the sale. They stayed in Berlin and visited the [[Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister]] in [[Dresden]], where he sought inspiration for his writing. They continued their trip through Germany, visiting [[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt]], [[Darmstadt]], [[Heidelberg]] and [[Karlsruhe]]. They spent five weeks in [[Baden-Baden]], where Dostoevsky had a quarrel with [[Ivan Turgenev]] and again lost much money at the roulette table.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Moss |first=Walter G. |date=2002 |title=Russia in the Age of Alexander II, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky |publisher=Anthem Press |isbn=978-0-85728-763-2 |pages=128–33 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PS3_6phMOS0C&pg=PA128 }}</ref> At one point, his wife was reportedly forced to pawn her underwear.<ref><!-- The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky -->{{cite Q|Q109057625}}</ref> The couple travelled on to [[Geneva]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fiodor Dostojewski – biografia, wiersze, utwory |url=https://poezja.org/wz/Dostojewski_Fiodor/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=poezja.org |language=pl}}</ref>

In September 1867, Dostoevsky began work on ''[[The Idiot]]'', and after a prolonged planning process that bore little resemblance to the published novel, he eventually managed to write the first 100 pages in only 23 days; the serialisation began in ''The Russian Messenger ''in January 1868.
[[File:Plaque-SophieDostoievsky-CimetiereDesRois RomanDeckert01032022.jpg|thumb|Plaque for baby Sofya]]
Their first child, Sofya, had been conceived in [[Baden-Baden]], and was born in Geneva on 5 March 1868. The baby died of [[pneumonia]] three months later, and Anna recalled how Dostoevsky "wept and sobbed like a woman in despair".{{sfnp|Kjetsaa|1989|p=219}} Sofya was buried at the [[Cimetière des Rois]] (''Cemetery of Kings''), which is considered the Genevan [[Panthéon]]. The grave was later dissolved but in 1986 the International Dostoevsky Society donated a commemorative plaque.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Kathari |first1=Suzanne |title=Histoire et Guide des cimetières genevois |last2=Riliet |first2=Natalie |publisher=Éditions Slatkine |date=2009 |isbn=978-2-8321-0372-2 |location=Geneva |pages=110, 222, 227 |language=fr}}</ref>

The couple moved from Geneva to [[Vevey]] and then to Milan before continuing to Florence. ''The Idiot'' was completed there in January 1869, the final part appearing in ''The Russian Messenger ''in February 1869.{{sfn|Frank|1997|pp=151–363}}{{sfnp|Kjetsaa|1989|pp=201–37}} Anna gave birth to their second daughter, [[Lyubov Dostoevskaya|Lyubov]], on 26 September 1869 in Dresden. In April 1871, Dostoevsky made a final visit to a gambling hall in Wiesbaden. Anna claimed that he stopped gambling after the birth of their second daughter, but this is a subject of debate.{{efn|Another reason for his abstinence might have been the closure of casinos in Germany in 1872 and 1873 (it was not until the rise of Adolf Hitler that they were reopened){{sfnp|Kjetsaa|1989|p=245}} or his entering a synagogue that he confused with a gambling hall. According to biographer [[Joseph Frank (writer)|Joseph Frank]], Dostoevsky took that as a sign not to gamble any more.{{sfnp|Frank|2003|p=639}}}}

After hearing news that the socialist revolutionary group "People's Vengeance" had murdered one of its own members, Ivan Ivanov, on 21 November 1869, Dostoevsky began writing ''[[Demons (Dostoevsky novel)|Demons]]''.{{sfnp|Kjetsaa|1989|pp=240–61}} In 1871, Dostoevsky and Anna travelled by train to Berlin. During the trip, he burnt several manuscripts, including those of ''The Idiot'', because he was concerned about potential problems with customs. The family arrived in Saint Petersburg on 8 July, marking the end of a honeymoon (originally planned for three months) that had lasted over four years.{{sfnp|Frank|1997|pp=241–363}}{{sfnp|Kjetsaa|1989|p=265}}