Published on: 2026-06-24
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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Beijing, June 24 /Xin Hua/ — On Tuesday, an exhibition “The World of Dostoevsky: To Stop Reading Books Means to Stop Thinking,” dedicated to the great Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky, opened at the Museum of Contemporary Chinese Press and Publishing in Shanghai. This was reported by the Chinese news agency “China News Service” on its website.
The exhibition features 157 physical collectible items and a large number of digital exhibits, collected by the Literary Memorial Museum of F. M. Dostoevsky and the Literary Museum of the Institute of Russian Literature /Pushkin House/ of the Russian Academy of Sciences /RAS/.
Here are exhibited lifetime editions of Dostoevsky’s works, copies of manuscripts, archival materials, portraits of the writer, as well as paintings and illustrations related to his works, created by famous artists. Personal belongings of F. Dostoevsky represent a special value.
The chairman of the board of the Shanghai Publishing Association Hu Gocyan noted that literary exchanges between China and Russia have a long history. He hopes that this exhibition will become an opportunity for a larger number of visitors to get acquainted with the classics, feel the depth of human nature, and draw spiritual strength from the works of F. Dostoevsky.
This exhibition is jointly organized by the Museum of Contemporary Chinese Press and Publishing, the Chinese Center for Cultural Relics Exchange, and the F. M. Dostoevsky Literary Memorial Museum.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky is one of the most outstanding figures of 19th-century Russian literature. His works, which deeply explore themes of human nature, suffering, soul, and destiny, have earned worldwide fame and continue to resonate in the hearts of readers around the world. Already in the 1920s, the works of this literary giant became known in China and found their own readership. -0-
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