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The Murder of Alyona Ivanovna

Raskolnikov murders Alyona Ivanovna in her apartment using an axe. It’s a gruesome act that signifies the descent into the consequences of his conflicted beliefs and choices.

CONTENT DETAILS
Title: The Murder of Alyona Ivanovna
Difficulty: Advanced 
Topic: Russian Literature
Source: Достоевский, Федор. Преступление и наказание. 1866.

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