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Guerra e pace IV
Guerra e pace, certamente il capolavoro di Tolstoj, è stato definito più volte la più grande opera della letteratura russa e una delle più grandi opera della letteratura del XIX …
A Landlord's Morning
'You always wished to appear original (...) but your originality is really nothing but excessive self-esteem.'Nineteen-year-old Nekhlyudov writes to his aunt that he has given up …
The Prisoner in the Caucassus
"He tried to rise, but two ill-savoured Tartars were already sitting on him and binding his hands behind his back."Two Russian soldier are kidnapped by their rivals while serving …
Fruits of Culture
Imagine if your entire village's survival depended on what the dead told the landowner at a seance.That is the crazy scenario in Leo Tolstoy's satirical play 'Fruits of …
Walk In the Light While There Is Light
A group of rich Russians gather one night for hospitality and conversation, all admitting that they aren’t happy and aren’t optimistic that their children will ever find happiness …
Risurrezione I
Il principe Nechljudov riconosce nella prostituta Ljubasa, accusata in un processo per omicidio, la contadina Katjusa Maslova, che egli aveva sedotto dieci anni prima, provocandone …
War and Peace I
'I'm not looking for 'War and Peace'" is a modern way of saying 'keep it short'. However, 'I am looking for 'War and Peace'' should be on our lips. Leo Tolstoy's masterpiece is a …
The Kreutzer Sonata
"I wanted to run after him, but remembered that it is ridiculous to run after one's wife's lover in one's socks; and I did not wish to be ridiculous but terrible."A man travelling …
The Cause of it All
Alcohol abuse is one of societies great levellers.It does not matter whether you are a prince or a peasant, when the demon drink controls you, you are the same.That is the message …
The Awakening
The young nobleman, Dmitri Ivanovich Nekhlyudov, had no care in the world when he seduced a young maid, Katerina (Katusha) Maslova, only to cruelly abandon her. Unaffected by the …
Resurrection II
The second book from Tolstoy’s epic 'Resurrection' cycle begins with Nekhlyudov, the juror on Maslova’s trial, who realises that he was indeed in love with Maslova prior to cruelly …
Bethink Yourselves!
'Bethink yourselves!' Or, in more modern parlance: 'Wake up! Get a grip!'Leo Tolstoy, known for the epic 'War and Peace', is far more blunt in this book.The Russian novelist and …