Which novel by a Russian author was first published in the literary journal "The Russian Messenger" and was used by  American educational web series Thug Notes, which had their pilot episode centered on it?
Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Russian: Преступлéние и наказáние , "Prestupleniye i nakazaniye"; ] ) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published in the literary journal "The Russian Messenger" in twelve monthly installments during 1866. Later, it was published in a single volume. It is the second of Dostoyevsky's full-length novels following his return from 5 years of exile in Siberia. "Crime and Punishment" is considered the first great novel of his "mature" period of writing.
Timur Kuashev Kuashev was a journalist and human rights activist. He was aligned with a Moscow-based rights organization Memorial. A Russian journalist employed by a magazine by the name of "Dosh" (or "Dosch"). He had written for other publications, including "Kavkazsky Uzel" and "Kavkazskaya Politika". Outside of his career at "Dosh", he was also a blogger on the popular site, LiveJournal, in which he used blogging to criticize local law enforcement and regional policies.