小说主人公拉斯柯尔尼科夫是一个穷困潦倒的大学生。他受到放高利贷的老太婆伊凡诺夫娜的盘剥后心生不满，于是在一个夜晚杀了伊凡诺夫娜，同时也错杀了她的妹妹。他犯罪后心灵饱受煎熬，几乎精神崩溃。后来在女友和妹妹等人的帮助下，投案自首。(The main character of the novel Raskolnikov is an undergraduate out at the elbows. He becomes unsatisfied after being exploited by the old lady Ivanovna who lends out money at an exorbitant rate of interest, so he kills Ivanovna at one night, at the same time he kills her sister. He suffers from torment after committing a crime, and nearly has a nervous breakdown. Later, he surrenders himself to justice with the help of his girlfriend, sister and other people.)