Abstract:

In addition to his insight into adult minds，Dostoevsky also paid attention to children.His own experience in his childhood，social reality of Russia at his time，and his understanding of the children world work together in the formation of Dostoevsky′s complicated and profound approach to children.Children in his stories are not only representation of his ideals but also a symbol of his animadverting against the darkness of the society and an embodiment of his humanistic care about the real world children.

Key words: Dostoevsky, children character, symbol, children writing, childhood experience