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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 ...
In the opinion of art historian Galina Elshevskaya, the alterations evident in the two subsequent versions may have been prompted by the influence of Leo Tolstoy: "if in the first version of the painting the saint draws the executioner's sword, so to speak, purely physically, then in the last two versions the artist's favourite theme of the ...
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.
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 ...
A special edition of "20/20" airing Dec. 19 at 10 p.m. ET on ABC looks at the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the manhunt that led to the arrest of Luigi Mangione, who went from ...
Engaging in any form of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity helps maintain cognitive function as we age, new research suggests.
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 ...