Fyodor Karamazov
Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov is a fictional character from the 1880 novel The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. He is the father of Alexei, Ivan, and Dmitri Karamazov, and his conflict with the latter comprises a major part of the book's plot.
At the trial following his murder, the prosecutor Ippolit Kirillovich describes him as follows: