The article examines the process of forming the image of General M. G. Chernyaev in the journalistic legacy of F. M. Dostoevsky. Based on a comparative analysis of the notebooks and “The Diary of a Writer”, the dynamics of the transformation of the author’s reflection into a public ideological position is investigated. Special attention is paid to the writer’s polemic with newspaper criticism, in particular with the publications of Birzhevye Vedomosti.
