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Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy [note 1] (/ ˈ t oʊ l s t ɔɪ, ˈ t ɒ l-/; [1] Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой, [note 2] IPA: [ˈlʲef nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tɐlˈstoj] ⓘ; 9 September [O.S. 28 August] 1828 – 20 November [O.S. 7 November] 1910), [2] usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer ...
Tolstoy cites the time, effort, public funds, and public respect spent on art and artists [2] as well as the imprecision of general opinions on art [3] as reason for writing the book. In his words, "it is difficult to say what is meant by art, and especially what is good, useful art, art for the sake of which we might condone such sacrifices as ...
Count Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy (Russian: Фёдор Петро́вич Толстой; 21 February 1783 – 25 April 1873) was a Russian artist who served as Vice-President of the Imperial Academy of Arts for forty years (1828–1868). His works – wax-reliefs, watercolours, medallions, and silhouettes – are distinguished by a cool ...
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The Sevastopol Sketches (pre-reform Russian: Севастопольскіе разсказы, romanized: Sevastópolʹskiye razskázy; post-reform Russian: Севастопольские рассказы, romanized: Sevastópolʹskiye rasskázy), translated into English as Sebastopol Sketches or Sebastopol Stories or Sevastopol, [1] are three short stories by Leo Tolstoy published in 1855 to ...
The pedagogy of Leo Tolstoy is a term that includes the contributions, pedagogical views and the educational philosophy of Leo Tolstoy. His ideas show influence from the educational philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau , who also emphasized the natural goodness of children and the importance of freedom in learning.
The show was a success and premiered in Moscow's Maly Theatre in December 1891. Tolstoy attended Maly Theatre production in January 1892 and left dissatisfied with the artists' rendition of the three peasants. [4] The play has remained in Russian and Soviet theatre repertory ever since.
Leo Tolstoy Archive, at RevoltLib.com; Leo Tolstoy Archive, at Marxists.org; Leo Tolstoy Archive, at TheAnarchistLibrary.org; Works by Leo Tolstoy bibliography in eBook form at Standard Ebooks; A comprehensive anthology of Tolstoy's short fiction at Standard Ebooks; Online Books Page — free, public-domain books and articles by Tolstoy ...