Dimitrin’s Libretto “The Brothers Karamazov” Svetlana G. Voitkevich* Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Art 22 Lenin Str., Krasnoyarsk, 660049, Russia Received 23.08.2015, received in revised form 23.10.2015, accepted 14.11.2015 “The Brothers Karamazov” opera by Alexander Smelkov, a Petersburg composer, who worked in close collaboration with Yuri Dimitrin, a playwright, is viewed through the prism of “the literary source – the opera libretto” relation. <...> This analysis results in the conclusions about what changes were made in the literary source by the authors of the opera-mystery. <...> Two acts connected with the images of Grushenka and Katerina Ivanovna are given a special focus. <...> The solo text characterizing the opera female characters are written by Yu. <...> The theme “in the spirit of Tchaikovsky” in the scene with Grushenka gives rise to the analogy with the opera “Eugene Onegin”, A.S. Pushkin’s novel, and F.M. Dostoevsky’s Pushkin speech. <...> There are interesting parallels between the circumstances of Z.N. Gippius’ personal life and Katerina Ivanovna’s fate. <...> The conclusion is drawn that the composer and the librettist’s deep knowledge relates to understanding of literary criticism and refl ects the writer’s creative heritage. <...> A special corresponding bond between the modern time and the writer’s artistic world is becoming stronger and stronger as the years pass. <...> Moreover, the problems outlined by F.M. Dostoevsky in his novels and Svetlana G. Voitkevich. <...> Dimitrin’s Libretto “The Brothers Karamazov” essays are becoming more and more topical with time” (Voitkevich, 2014b: 44). <...> Referring to Dostoyevsky’s last novel, the authors focused their attention on its spiritual meaning. <...> The text of the libretto refl ected the main events of Table 1 No. of the opera piece, name 1. <...> F.M. Dostoevsky’s novel “The Brothers Karamazov” The words of children’s choir: Part I. Book I. Chapter 4 “The Third Son, Alyosha”. <...> Chapter 3 “Peasant Women Who Have Faith”, Chapter 4 “A Lady of Little Faith”. <...> Chapter 2 “The Old Buffoon”, Chapter 6 “Why is such a man alive?”. <...> Chapter 5 “The Confession of a Passionate Heart. “Heels Up”” Part I. Book III. <...> Chapter 4 “The Confession of a Passionate <...>