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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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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