Dostoyevsky and How to Survive the Atheistic Hurricane

Dostoyevsky knew a few things about bankruptcy. Primarily, because he knew a few things about gambling.

Tolstoy knew a few things about gambling, too, but he was an aristocrat and therefore could settle his gambling debts by selling a meadow, a forest, or a horse. If he had a real rough outing, he could just tighten the income side of his budget for a wh…