Published in 1957, the book "Pros and Cons. Notes about Dostoevsky" - in essence, the first work of Viktor Borisovich Shklovsky about this writer. It was created at a time when Soviet literary criticism revived an increased interest in Dostoevsky, reassessed some recent, sharply critical concepts, revealed the historical significance of Dostoevsky's literary work, and revealed the real contradictions of his worldview and work.