Аннотация:The article makes an attempt to analyse Dostoevsky’s attitude to Italian life, particularly to the following aspects of interest: the history of Italy, its geographical and cultural realias in literary texts and reminiscences, topical problems of Italian political life in newspapers and magazines. The sources of the research are well-known novels and stories by F.M.Dostoevsky (“The Brothers Karamazov”, “The Possessed”, “The Uncle’s Dream”), as well as then writer’s letter’s and diaries.