Dostoevsky and World Culture Dostoevsky and World Culture 2619-0311 2712-8512 IWL RAS https://doi.org/10.22455/2619-0311-2018-1-59-68 Articles Anguish in Crime and Punishment Martinsen Deborah A. fedor@dostmirkult.ru 2021 1 1 59 68 toska / тоска тосковать anguish moral emotions interconnection Copyright © 2026, IWL RAS 2026 This article treats Dostoevskian toska, or spiritual anguish, as one of the moral emotions that links Raskolnikov and Sonya. Raskolnikov experiences an objectless anguish, whereas Sonya’s anguish is linked to her family. In Part Two of the Epilogue, however, Raskolnikov’s anguish takes Sonya for its object, a transformation that not only signals the healing of his divided self but also reinforces the novel’s message of love and faith.