Dostoevsky’s earlier novella Notes from Underground provides a deeper philosophical background for many of the themes found in Crime & Punishment. The author’s work has drawn much attention, both during his lifetime and after. Literary scholars have written on Dostoevsky’s life, analyzed his use of language, and provided guides for reading his work, while others have drawn links between Raskolnikov and political violence in the modern world. And of course, the novel has been adapted for the screen multiple times, most recently in a 2002 BBC miniseries.