Winter Notes on Summer Impressions

"Winter Notes on Summer Impressions" (Russian: Зимние заметки о летних впечатлениях Zimniye zametki o letnikh vpechatleniyakh) is an essay by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published in Vremya, a monthly magazine edited by Dostoyevsky himself. The essay consists of the travel notes of Dostoevsky's 1862 trip to Europe as well as his reflections on perception of Russians in Europe. It is regarded as an early statement of some of Dostoyevsky's favourite concepts.