The Margin

Place

Moscow

Moscow first appears as the city where Dmitri's grandmother lives when he is abandoned as a child. It is part of the wider family network that removes him from Fyodor Pavlovitch and passes him among guardians rather than letting him grow up in his father's house.

I-III. The Second Marriage And The Second Family

Ivan is sent to a Moscow gymnasium under a teacher chosen by Yefim Petrovitch Polenov, making the city part of his hard, self-reliant education.

III-V. The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—“Heels Up”

Moscow becomes bound to Katerina Ivanovna, whose wealthy relation adopts her as an heiress and gives her the fortune that reshapes her engagement to Dmitri.

III-VI. Smerdyakov

Smerdyakov is trained there as a cook and returns to Fyodor Pavlovitch's House polished, fastidious, and better dressed.

V-VII. “It’s Always Worth While Speaking To A Clever Man”

Ivan leaves for Moscow by train after his uneasy conversation at the gate with Smerdyakov.

X-V. By Ilusha’s Bedside

Katerina summons a celebrated Moscow doctor for Ilusha, turning the capital into the source of costly outside expertise.

XI-VIII. The Third And Last Interview With Smerdyakov

Smerdyakov says he had imagined beginning a new life in Moscow or abroad with the stolen money before returning it to Ivan.

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