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Mentioned in the context of discussing the Russian 'table of ranks' system established by Peter, noting how this obsession with ranks appears in Russian literature, particularly in this novel set in St. Petersburg.

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Referenced when discussing the atmosphere of St. Petersburg and later when noting that Raskolnikov, the murderer in the novel, supposedly lived about three blocks from where Rasputin was murdered.

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Tom mentions being commissioned by The Economist to write about it, visiting St. Petersburg in Raskolnikov's footsteps