The «unpresentable» St. Petersburg of the 19th century. Rodion Raskolnikov, a proud and capable student, is forced to live on the brink of poverty. But even more than his own destitution, Rodion is tormented by the situation of his mother and his sister Dunya, who is planning to marry an unworthy man for practical reasons. Moreover, Raskolnikov watches scenes from the lives of the city’s poor with concealed pain. He becomes acquainted with the family of the desperate drunkard Marmeladov, whose daughter Sonechka «lives on a yellow ticket.» In an effort to prove to himself that he is not a «trembling creature,» Raskolnikov plans to murder and rob a greedy old pawnbroker. He is certain that criminals are usually caught because of their own weakness, but he will be able to bear the burden of his crime... Or will he? To discover a new interpretation of the famous novel, you can watch the 2007 Series «Crime and Punishment» online.
