The Little Hero

Interesting Facts

• «The Little Hero» was written by Dostoevsky in 1849 while he was imprisoned in the Peter and Paul Fortress, which adds a special depth and emotional richness to the work.
• This piece is one of the few where Dostoevsky addresses the theme of childhood, exploring the inner world of a child and his perception of the surrounding world.
• The story was published in the almanac «Petersburg Collection», edited by N. A. Nekrasov, and became one of Dostoevsky's first works to attract wide public attention.
• In «The Little Hero», Dostoevsky uses autobiographical elements, making the work particularly personal and sincere.
• The work differs from Dostoevsky's later writings in its lyricism and absence of the complex philosophical reflections characteristic of his mature works.