These answers are all basic af. Misery isn't only measured in how precise the diction of their pain is. It's also in how destitute their lives are, the pragmatic misery of a man who truly has nothing and no one. Protagonists of Russian novels are literate, eloquent, men about town, involved in complex social affairs and romances. Their language is miserable, and they delve deep into psychological torment with their descriptions, but there are much worse situations to be in, much poorer, lonelier, all-round deprived lives than theirs.
My vote goes to pic related.