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Dostojewskij's "Crime and Punishment" contains many instances where characters speak negatively about Germans (describing them e.g. as stupid, greedy, etc.). Was this typical for Russians of this time period and what where reasons for this?

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Is there an evolutionary or psychological theory why music tends to invoke certain emotions in us (e.g. why slow, minor scale pieces are perceived as sad/melancholic)?

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Dostojewskij's "Crime and Punishment" contains many instances where characters speak negatively about Germans (describing them e.g. as stupid, greedy, etc.). Was this typical for Russians of this time period and what where reasons for this?	137	AskHistorians
Is there an evolutionary or psychological theory why music tends to invoke certain emotions in us (e.g. why slow, minor scale pieces are perceived as sad/melancholic)?	1	askscience