1. One of the two greatest authors ever.
2. A russian chap who understands the reality of life.

Someone people turn to when they're sad who makes them feel better.

A favored author of hipsters and other assorted pseudo-intellectuals, most of whom have never actually read a word he wrote (outside of possibly a synopsis from Sparknotes), but being ever hip as they are, understand how important it is to have the memorization of names of 19th century Russian authors down to a science.