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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 …
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 …
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 …
De Kozakken
De novelle "De kozakken" (1863) is het verhaal van jonkheer Olenin. Olenin treedt in dienst van het leger als een cadet, om zijn dagelijkse leven in de Russische aristocratie te …
A Letter to a Hindu
How many letters can be claimed to have been as influential as this?Leo Tolstoy's 'Letter to a Hindu' was originally sent to the Indian revolutionary and scholar Tarak Nath Das.Its …
My Religion
Leo Tolstoy was never a man to choose the easy path.When he wasn't turning his satirical guns on the Russian aristocracy in works including 'War and Peace' and the play 'Fruits of …
Redemption
Even the greatest authors cannot resist a love triangle.Leo Tolstoy has Fedor Protasov as one of the three sides. He is tormented by the belief that his wife Liza (side two) really …
On the Significance of Science and Art
For some, it is a four-letter word. But for Leo Tolstoy, 'work' is one of the main reasons that we are here.The author and philosopher urges us to comply with the 'eternal law of …
De Sneeuwstorm
De opzet van "De Sneeuwstorm" (1856) is ontleend aan een nacht in januari 1854 toen Tolstoj gedurende de Kaukasusoorlog in een sneeuwstorm terechtkwam. De novelle is een fictionele …