This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881). The Russian literary giant was a compulsive gambler who repeatedly borrowed money only to bet and lose ...

Dolya Gavanski's lively modern-day take on Dostoevsky's The Gambler. Brilliant penniless pianist Alexei is seduced by the high-stakes world of a Russian oligarch ...