Cultural Resonance of F. M. Dostoevsky’s Works through the Prism of Scholarly Reception

Cultural Resonance of F. M. Dostoevsky’s Works through the Prism of Scholarly Reception


Jaeeun Sohn

Ph.D (Philol.), Instructor, Department of Russian Language and Literature, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea jaeeun_sohn@naver.com

ID of the Article: 11044


For citation:

Jaeeun Sohn Cultural Resonance of F. M. Dostoevsky’s Works through the Prism of Scholarly Reception. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya [Sociological Studies]. 2026. No 7. P. 144-150



Abstract

The article examines the academic reception of F.M. Dostoevsky’s oeuvre in South Korea. It analyzes the distribution of research by thematic focus and primary works under study, and identifies the principal trends in Korean Dostoevsky studies over the past decade. The material encompasses 117 scholarly articles and 15 dissertations published between 2016 and 2025. The findings indicate that the largest share of research in Korean Dostoevsky studies is devoted to examinations of individual works, with a persistent tendency toward the study of the five major novels — The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment ranking foremost in academic attention. This attests to the continuation of an established tradition oriented toward textual analysis and literary-critical interpretation. At the same time, the emergence of research in comparative literary studies, popular culture and other art forms, education, and interdisciplinary approaches signals a gradual expansion of Dostoevsky’s reception in South Korea. In this context, the Russian writer’s oeuvre continues to provide conceptual frameworks for addressing universal existential concerns.


Keywords
sociology of literature; scientometrics; reception; F.M. Dostoevsky; South Korea

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