All Dostoevsky said was 'we shall be with Christ.'

This article gave me some good idea about Dostoevsky's experiences in his early years.

Most revealing paragraph is:

As for Dostoevsky himself, though tortured by fear, he nevertheless held fast to that "philosophy" which the pervert Freud detested. As one of Dostoevsky's fellow conspirators on the scaffold recalled: "All Dostoevsky said was 'we shall be with Christ.'" Yes, Dostoevsky had Christian faith. Holy Bible faith. Hebrews Chapter 11 faith. In his moment of greatest fear the image of a waiting Christ sustained him, preserved his sanity. To the pervert Freud, this faith shackles man. But to the condemned man, the man facing his own grave, this faith is liberating.

Of course, history records that shortly after Dostoevsky uttered his famous words, just as the rifles were due to fire upon the first three, a reprieve was granted.