æz ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi stˈuːdənts ɹˈaɪət ænd sˈɛt fˈaɪɚ tə ðə sˈɪɾi, dˌɑːstɔɪˈɛvski sˈɪts dˌaʊn ænd bɪɡˈɪnz tə ɹˈaɪt ɐ fˈɪkʃənəlˌaɪzd ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv ᵻvˈɛnts.
As the university students riot and set fire to the city, Dostoyevsky sits down and begins to write a fictionalised account of events.