What Russian philosophy is Dostoevsky trying to illustrate in his novel, Crime and Punishment?

Answer 1

Nilhilism -

1. PHILOSOPHY
2. extreme skepticism maintaining that nothing in the world has a real existence.
3. HISTORICAL
4. the doctrine of an extreme Russian revolutionary party c. 1900 which found nothing to approve of in the established social order

It is Raskolnikov's nihilistic worldview that takes the philosophical center-stage in Crime and Punishment. He believes that he is above all societal morals and values, that he is self-contained and can create his own moral code. His attitude is one of revolt against society, God, and himself.