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In this short novel, Tolstoy fictionalizes the final days of Hadji Murád, a legendary Avar separatist who fought against, and later with, Russia, as the Russian Empire was struggling to annex Chechnya and the surrounding land in the late 1840s.The novel opens with the narrator finding a thistle crushed in a blooming field, which reminds him of Hadji Murád and his tragic tale. As the narrator recounts the story, the reader is quickly thrust into the rich, colorful history of the Caucuses, and its people¿s fight against Russian imperialism.Hadji Murád is portrayed as a legendary and imposing, yet friendly and approachable figure. Despite his reputation, it seems that his best days are behind him; as the novel opens, Murád is fleeing Shamil, a powerful imam who has captured Murád¿s family. Murád finds himself thrust between the invading Russians on one side, and Shamil¿s vengeance on the other.As Murád and his tiny but loyal group of warriors try to forge alliances in their attempt to rescue Murád¿s family, they quickly find themselves politically outclassed. The Russians are Murád¿s enemies, yet only they can help him in his struggle against Shamil; and after years of losses incurred by Murád¿s guerrilla tactics, the Russians would like his help but cannot trust him. Shamil, on the other hand, is a deep link to the region¿s complex web of tribal blood feuds, vengeances, reprisals, and quarrels over honor. He¿s one of the few powers left standing between the Russians and their control of the Caucuses, but Murád, having crossed him, can¿t rescue his family from Shamil¿s clutches without the help of the Russians.Murád¿s impossible position, the contradiction between his legendary past and his limping, dignified, and ultimately powerless present, and the struggle against a mighty empire by a people torn by internecine conflict, form the major thematic threads of the novel.The novel was one of the last that Tolstoy finished before his death, and was only published posthumously in 1912. Tolstoy himself served in the Crimean War, and the war scenes portrayed in the novel echo his personal experiences. As the story progresses, Tolstoy characterizes various real-life historical personalities besides Hadji Murád and Shamil, including Emperor Nicholas I, Mikhail Loris-Melikov, and Count Vorontsov-Dashkov, making this a fascinating piece of historical fiction. Despite this being such a late entry in Tolstoy¿s corpus, it has been highly praised by critics both contemporary and modern, with the famous critic Harold Bloom going so far as to say that Hadji Murád is ¿my personal touchstone for the sublime of prose fiction, to me the best story in the world, or at least the best I have ever read.¿

The well-known Russian author Leo Tolstoy wrote a book titled "What Is Art?" in which he explores the importance and aim of art. Tolstoy argues that as the ultimate definition of art is the capacity to convey feelings and ideas from one person to another, it is a fundamental component of social interaction and human communication. Tolstoy stresses the necessity of honesty, clarity, and moral principles in art throughout the whole book. He contends that art must be informed by real-world experiences and should aim to convey universal truths about the human condition. In conclusion, "What Is Art?" is a profound and provocative examination of the nature and function of art that has been extensively read and discussed by academics and art fans all over the globe.

We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age.Will you support our efforts with a donation?Leo Tolstoy wrote this short meditation on sadness and the meaning of life when he was middle aged. He had already completed his masterworks, Anna Karenina and War and Peace, reared fourteen children, and gained fame and acclaim in Russia as a man of letters. But despite having attained that success, he still found himself unhappy and always returning to the disturbing idea that all achievement is meaningless.A Confession is his attempt to put these thoughts in words as he teetered on the brink of suicide. It forms the first in a four-volume series that included A Criticism of Dogmatic Theology, The Gospel in Brief, and What I Believe (also known as My Religion or My Faith).

The Russian novelist and moral philosopher Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) ranks as one of the world'sgreatest writers. This edition of his selected works brings his thirty-five best short stories rangingfrom stories for children, stories for the people, and Russian folk tales to his adaptations fromFrench stories and the ones written for the Jewish pogrom victims in Russia. The purpose of alltrue creative art, he believed, is to teach. But the message in all his stories is presented with suchhumour that the reader hardly realizes that it is strongly didactic.Tolstoy authored some of the world's best and most recognized works over the course of a nearlyhalf-century career which has stood the test of time and geographical boundaries

The four classic tales in this volume illuminate Leo Tolstoy's radical orientation toward war and commerce, revealing his vision for a sustainable, peaceable world. The feature story, Ivan the Fool, presents an archetypal fool who works hard, cooperates with everyone, and manages to foil every attempt to cause his downfall. In the end, peasant life comes out on top, while the pillars of imperial Russian society topple down. Esarhaddon, King of Assyria explores a king's empathy-based revelation to end all violence; and A Grain as Big as a Hen's Egg playfully looks at the relationship between health, soil, labor, and food economies. Three Questions sums up Tolstoy's highest ideal of serving others in the present moment. Some may critique these stories as being too simplistic or too moralistic. But these tales have stood the test of time precisely because they entertain well while evoking universal truths that lift us above humanity's self-serving impulses.

Anna Karenina, a novel by Leo Tolstoy, was published in sections between 1875 and 1877 and is viewed as one of the greatest works of world literature. The story focuses on the faithless affair between Anna, the wife of Aleksey Karenin, and Count Vronsky, a young guy. Karenin cares only about his public image, and Anna promises him to be more responsible and attentive for the sake of her husband and young son but ends up being pregnant by Vronsky. After the kid is born, Anna and the baby go with Vronsky first to Italy and then, afterward, to his Russian home. She starts further trips to see her older child and becomes progressively harsh toward Vronsky. In desperation, she goes to the station, buys a ticket, and then aggressively throws herself in front of the coming train. Later, the quarrels and adventures begin.

"Master and Man" is a short story, written in Russian, by Leo Tolstoy in 1895-a period of the author's life often considered distinct from the early periods of his most famous novels. Having disowned these previous works, the 67-year-old began writing stories on ethical-religious themes. Set in post-reform Russia, when serfdom was abolished and capitalistic forms of work were redefining social life, "Master and Man" is also a commentary on the effects of the new mercantilism and the possibility of conversion despite changing social conditions. Far from mere didacticism, this story renders the themes of death, exploitation, social divisiveness, and religious redemption through the devices of realist description and psychological narration, which Tolstoy had been developing since his first writing experiments nearly five decades earlier; "Master and Man" represents one of their highest levels of achievement.

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War and Peace is a literary work mixed with chapters on history and philosophy by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. It is regarded as one of Tolstoy's finest literary achievements and remains an internationally praised classic of world literature.War and Peace broadly focuses on Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-known characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count who is fighting for his inheritance and yearning for spiritual fulfillment; Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, who leaves his family behind to fight in the war against Napoleon; and Natasha Rostov, the beautiful young daughter of a nobleman who intrigues both men.An explosive tale of epic proportions, War and Peace, one of the best known Russian historical novels, is as much a story of love and adultery as it is of war and death. with a deep insight into the war-stricken Russia, it underlines the irrational motives of human behavior in both war and peace.

Master and Man" (Russian: ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) is a story by Leo Tolstoy (1895).It occurred in the 'seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas' Day. There was a fete in the church and the landlord, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being an elder member of the church needed to go to the chapel and had to look after his family members and friends at home. Yet, when the last of them had gone, he without a moment's delay started to get ready to drive over to see an adjoining owner about woods which he had been dealing with for quite a while. He was present in a rush to begin, in case purchasers from the town could prevent him from making a beneficial purchase.

The book 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy depends on story of novel archives of French assault on Russia in 1812 and the impact of Napoleonic period on Tsarist society through the accounts of pedigreed families in Russia.Tremendous portions of this writing are philosophical discussions instead of account. This exploration paper splendidly follows the characters, from different foundations, as military assaults from grouped establishments laborers and aristocrats, customary people and heroes. As they fight with issues novel to their period and their lifestyle, it portrays speculations and characters transcend their identity. This investigates scholarly gadgets used in the book that are styles of novel that arose in mid-nineteenth century that look like panning, wide shots and close-ups and furthermore explores striking similitudes in 'War and Peace'. This study perceives the reason why novel is everything except an undeniable novel, yet a clever that analyzes events of the new past with the characters of certified people living in the public eye. The contemporary significance of this book in cognizance in feeling, mental strength, and enthusiastic greatness being developed of mankind .

The book 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy depends on story of novel archives of French assault on Russia in 1812 and the impact of Napoleonic period on Tsarist society through the accounts of pedigreed families in Russia.Tremendous portions of this writing are philosophical discussions instead of account. This exploration paper splendidly follows the characters, from different foundations, as military assaults from grouped establishments laborers and aristocrats, customary people and heroes. As they fight with issues novel to their period and their lifestyle, it portrays speculations and characters transcend their identity. This investigates scholarly gadgets used in the book that are styles of novel that arose in mid-nineteenth century that look like panning, wide shots and close-ups and furthermore explores striking similitudes in 'War and Peace'. This study perceives the reason why novel is everything except an undeniable novel, yet a clever that analyzes events of the new past with the characters of certified people living in the public eye. The contemporary significance of this book in cognizance in feeling, mental strength, and enthusiastic greatness being developed of mankind .

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'The Forged Coupon and Other Stories is a novella in two sections by Leo Tolstoy. However, the genesis of the story took place in the last part of the 1890s, but he didn't start writing it until 1902. After battling for quite a long time, he finished the story in 1904. But, it was not published until some of Tolstoy's other works were gathered and anthologized after his passing in 1910. The story is separated into two sections. In Part, I, student Mitya, requires money to reimburse a debt, yet his dad indignantly denies supporting him. Disheartened, under the affectation of a friend Makhin, Mitya just changes a $2.50 note to read $12.50, however, this one detestable deed sets off a chain of occasions that influences the existence of many others, when his one misrepresentation in a roundabout way makes a man murder a lady toward the finish of Part I, and afterward look for recovery through religion in Part II. Having composed the novella in his withering years, after his suspension, Tolstoy savors the opportunity to reveal the "pseudo-pity and hypocrisy and false reverence of organized religion." Yet, he keeps immovable confidence in man's ability to track down the truth, so the story stays confident, particularly in Part II, which demonstrates the way that acts of kindness can influence one more in a cascading type of influence, similarly as in Part I. The novella has additionally been interpreted with the title "The Counterfeit Note" and "The Forged Banknote."

"The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories" gathers six of Tolstoy's best brief tales into one release. In "How Much Land Does a Man Need?", Tolstoy investigates this very question through the tale of a worker with a rising craving for land- - a hunger that turns into his ruin. "The Death of Ivan Ilyich", one of Tolstoy's short stories, recounts the early demise of a high-court judge in nineteenth-century Russian. "Family Happiness" investigates the female personality inside changing close connections with her loved ones. Described as a personal narrative by the heroine Masha, the story is a gifted and engaging tale of a lady's troublesome situation in a constantly changing society. "The Kreutzer Sonata" is a serious story of adoration, marriage, sex, and desire. At first, restricted by the Russian controls, the novella has given birth to many movies, theater creations, and compositions. In "The Devil", Evgeni Irtenev battles with another legacy filled with obligations when abrupt sentiment and desire take steps to flip around his reality. Ultimately, "Father Sergius" recounts a youthful blue-blood, endless supply of his life partner's betrayal, withdraws into the existence of a devout Orthodox Christian, however, this profoundly new life ends up being troublesome. This depiction of brief tales displays why Leo Tolstoy is viewed as one of the world's most prestigious creators. This release is imprinted on premium corrosive free paper.

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'The Cossacks' by Leo Tolstoy is a short novel published in 1863 in the famous artistic magazine called 'The Russian Messenger. The novel is accepted to be fairly personal, with many accepting that the personality of Olenin, a well-off Muscovite who enlists in the military looking for a more legitimate life, was propelled by the creator's wild ways in his youth. The occasions of the book are approximately founded on Tolstoy's encounters in the Caucasus during the Caucasian conflict.

The book 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy depends on story of novel archives of French assault on Russia in 1812 and the impact of Napoleonic period on Tsarist society through the accounts of pedigreed families in Russia.Tremendous portions of this writing are philosophical discussions instead of account. This exploration paper splendidly follows the characters, from different foundations, as military assaults from grouped establishments laborers and aristocrats, customary people and heroes. As they fight with issues novel to their period and their lifestyle, it portrays speculations and characters transcend their identity. This investigates scholarly gadgets used in the book that are styles of novel that arose in mid-nineteenth century that look like panning, wide shots and close-ups and furthermore explores striking similitudes in 'War and Peace'. This study perceives the reason why novel is everything except an undeniable novel, yet a clever that analyzes events of the new past with the characters of certified people living in the public eye. The contemporary significance of this book in cognizance in feeling, mental strength, and enthusiastic greatness being developed of mankind .

The book 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy depends on story of novel archives of French assault on Russia in 1812 and the impact of Napoleonic period on Tsarist society through the accounts of pedigreed families in Russia.Tremendous portions of this writing are philosophical discussions instead of account. This exploration paper splendidly follows the characters, from different foundations, as military assaults from grouped establishments laborers and aristocrats, customary people and heroes. As they fight with issues novel to their period and their lifestyle, it portrays speculations and characters transcend their identity. This investigates scholarly gadgets used in the book that are styles of novel that arose in mid-nineteenth century that look like panning, wide shots and close-ups and furthermore explores striking similitudes in 'War and Peace'. This study perceives the reason why novel is everything except an undeniable novel, yet a clever that analyzes events of the new past with the characters of certified people living in the public eye. The contemporary significance of this book in cognizance in feeling, mental strength, and enthusiastic greatness being developed of mankind .

The book 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy depends on story of novel archives of French assault on Russia in 1812 and the impact of Napoleonic period on Tsarist society through the accounts of pedigreed families in Russia.Tremendous portions of this writing are philosophical discussions instead of account. This exploration paper splendidly follows the characters, from different foundations, as military assaults from grouped establishments laborers and aristocrats, customary people and heroes. As they fight with issues novel to their period and their lifestyle, it portrays speculations and characters transcend their identity. This investigates scholarly gadgets used in the book that are styles of novel that arose in mid-nineteenth century that look like panning, wide shots and close-ups and furthermore explores striking similitudes in 'War and Peace'. This study perceives the reason why novel is everything except an undeniable novel, yet a clever that analyzes events of the new past with the characters of certified people living in the public eye. The contemporary significance of this book in cognizance in feeling, mental strength, and enthusiastic greatness being developed of mankind .

The book 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy depends on story of novel archives of French assault on Russia in 1812 and the impact of Napoleonic period on Tsarist society through the accounts of pedigreed families in Russia.Tremendous portions of this writing are philosophical discussions instead of account. This exploration paper splendidly follows the characters, from different foundations, as military assaults from grouped establishments laborers and aristocrats, customary people and heroes. As they fight with issues novel to their period and their lifestyle, it portrays speculations and characters transcend their identity. This investigates scholarly gadgets used in the book that are styles of novel that arose in mid-nineteenth century that look like panning, wide shots and close-ups and furthermore explores striking similitudes in 'War and Peace'. This study perceives the reason why novel is everything except an undeniable novel, yet a clever that analyzes events of the new past with the characters of certified people living in the public eye. The contemporary significance of this book in cognizance in feeling, mental strength, and enthusiastic greatness being developed of mankind .

The book 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy depends on story of novel archives of French assault on Russia in 1812 and the impact of Napoleonic period on Tsarist society through the accounts of pedigreed families in Russia.Tremendous portions of this writing are philosophical discussions instead of account. This exploration paper splendidly follows the characters, from different foundations, as military assaults from grouped establishments laborers and aristocrats, customary people and heroes. As they fight with issues novel to their period and their lifestyle, it portrays speculations and characters transcend their identity. This investigates scholarly gadgets used in the book that are styles of novel that arose in mid-nineteenth century that look like panning, wide shots and close-ups and furthermore explores striking similitudes in 'War and Peace'. This study perceives the reason why novel is everything except an undeniable novel, yet a clever that analyzes events of the new past with the characters of certified people living in the public eye. The contemporary significance of this book in cognizance in feeling, mental strength, and enthusiastic greatness being developed of mankind .

The book 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy depends on story of novel archives of French assault on Russia in 1812 and the impact of Napoleonic period on Tsarist society through the accounts of pedigreed families in Russia.Tremendous portions of this writing are philosophical discussions instead of account. This exploration paper splendidly follows the characters, from different foundations, as military assaults from grouped establishments laborers and aristocrats, customary people and heroes. As they fight with issues novel to their period and their lifestyle, it portrays speculations and characters transcend their identity. This investigates scholarly gadgets used in the book that are styles of novel that arose in mid-nineteenth century that look like panning, wide shots and close-ups and furthermore explores striking similitudes in 'War and Peace'. This study perceives the reason why novel is everything except an undeniable novel, yet a clever that analyzes events of the new past with the characters of certified people living in the public eye. The contemporary significance of this book in cognizance in feeling, mental strength, and enthusiastic greatness being developed of mankind .

Leo Tolstoy started writing his trilogy at three different phases of his life: Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth in his mid-twenties. Even though he would in his old age broadly excuse it as an ' awkward mixture of fact and fiction, years after years readers have not concurred but considered the novel as a beguiling and sagacious picture of emerging awareness against the foundation of a world limned with unprecedented clearness, effortlessness, and variety. Obvious too, in its splendid record of a youngster's arising attention to the world and of his place inside it is a considerable lot of the positions, strategies, and subjects that would come to full bloom in the unfading 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina', and in the other extraordinary works of Tolstoy's development.

'Boyhood' is the second part of Leo Tolstoy's autobiographical trilogy. First time, it was published in a Russian journal in 1854. Narrative of this book is largely based on Tolstoy's own early struggling life. Here, Tolstoy depicts that transition from childhood to boyhood is sudden and stormy. By the character of Nicholai, author tells that it is very difficult for a boy to face the challenges of life, without his mother. It covers the Nicholai's span of life from the age of 14 to 18 years. In his narratives author describes various features of a boy's development, his attraction towards female, his struggle of life and ideas regarding friendship, humanity, freedom and respect. He also shows the hardship of service class and master and workers relations, in the Russian society, during that period. By the time Nicholai not only gains his understanding and individuality, he also gives recognition to the individuality of villagers and servants, leaving behind their identity as serfs. Although, his writing depicts about particular time, place and culture. But Tolstoy highlights the universal vision of youngsters that 'they are lonely and no one cares for them. Everyone shows disagreement with them.'