A character in Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
A destitute former law student in Petersburg who murders an old pawnbroker to test his theory that extraordinary men may transgress moral law, then is consumed by guilt and dread.
Also known as: Raskolnikov, Rodya, Rodka, Rodion Romanovitch
Inside the story
Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov is a destitute former law student living in Petersburg. Called Rodya or Rodka by those who know him, he is caught between his ideas about moral law and the harsh pressures of poverty.
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