The essay examines the three main epiphanic experiences in The Brothers Karamazov and shows how Dostoevskij's treatment of these experiences may offer a guide to spiritual renewal. The three experiences are Ale ¨sha's vision of the resurrected Zosima and transfigured Christ, Dmitrij's vision of the suffering babe, and Ivan's vision of the devil (which serves as a counter example to the first two). By examining the content of each of these visions, as well as the parallels and variations in the scenes leading up to these visions, this essay seeks to explore Dostoevskij's understanding of transformational revelatory experience.Keywords Dostoevskij AE The Brothers Karamazov AE Novel AE Epiphany AE Religion AE Russian Orthodoxy AE Christ AE Transformation AE Russian national character When Rodion Raskol'nikov suddenly throws himself down at Sonia's feet at the end of Crime and Punishment and realizes that ''he was risen'' (voskres) and on his way to becoming a new man, Dostoevskij's readers may feel pleased, displeased, or a combination of both. 1 Although this seemingly ''happy'' ending may satisfy readers looking for a positive resolution to Raskol'nikov's corrosive despair, the very suddenness of his transformation has vexed readers who wish that Dostoevskij had shown precisely how this