What sort of cultural points might be missed on a non-Russian person reading Dostoevsky? I just finished Crime and Punishment a couple months back and am curious, if you have the time.
You seem to be painting a nice over-the-top caricature of all people who live in a rural area much in the same way you're claiming that they're making bad stereotypes about those who live in the city. As someone who still lives in a rural area I can say that I've never participated/been familiar with those that participate in mass garbage burning, dumping cars/tires into the woods, etc.