Секретный надзор за Ф. М. Достоевским в Старой Руссе: в поисках неизвестных источников
Secret Surveillance of F. M. Dostoevsky in Staraya Russa: in Search of Unknown Sources

Summary/Abstract: Dostoevsky’s life in Staraya Russa is marked by a number of events, names, facts, documentary evidence. Some of them deserve special attention, because they allow to reveal unknown pages in the life of the writer and his family. These include the formulary list of the police officer E. M. Gotsky-Danilovich (1830–1895), who secretly monitored F. M. Dostoevsky during his stay in Staraya Russa in 1872–1875. The case materials related to retired lieutenant Fyodor Dostoevsky were partially lost. However, some documents have been preserved, confirming the participation of Gotsky-Danilovich in the organization of surveillance of the writer. The article provides a description of the service record of the police officer for the first time. This document allows to make a number of interesting observations, supplement existing information about the Staraya Russa milieu of the Dostoevsky family, and identify topics for further research on the causes of the loss of the Gotsky-Danilovich notebook, the search for it and its possible content.

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