The Stavrogin association has received attention at various
points in the past. One of the more discursive discussions is in
n article by Katherine O'Conner entitled "Rereading
Lolita, Reconsidering Nabokov's Relationship with Dostoevskij"
in Slavic and East European Journal 33 (1989): 64-77. I
also mention in briefly in my contribution to the recently published
MLA volume Approaches to Teaching Lolita.