The life of Leo Tolstoy: a reading experience

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Leo Tolstoy has long been a hallmark of Russian culture, but in modern Russia, his perception is often clouded by stereotypes coming from the Soviet tradition - school teaching, the desire to oppose Tolstoy the artist to Tolstoy the thinker. Meanwhile, it is precisely today that Tolstoy is strikingly relevant: the idea of ​​non-violent resistance, vegetarianism, downshifting, the requirement to refuse military service, the struggle for the preservation of nature, attitudes towards love and sexuality - everything that seemed to be his strangeness is becoming the world intellectual mainstream. A new short biography of the great writer traces the main lines of his fate and work. The artistic and philosophical heritage of Tolstoy is considered here along with military experience, peasant labor and family tragedy. Such an “integrative” approach allows us to talk about him beyond the boring discussions about “contradictions” and more clearly see the unique sequence and integrity of his life path. Andrey Zorin is a literary historian, professor at the University of Oxford and MHSES.

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Barcode: 9785444812938 SKU: 70133807 Category:
Publication language: Russian

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