Ne mogu molChat': Stat'i o voyne, nasilii, lyubvi, bezverii i neprotivlenii zlu. Predislovie Pavla Basinskogo

by Leo Tolstoy, Pavel Basinskij

Overview

Before you is a collection of selected articles by the great Russian writer, whose powerful voice sounded and still sounds to the whole world. Leo Tolstoy always responded to the most acute, painful problems of Russia, he was immensely worried about the fate of the country's citizens. The collection includes three articles by the writer, revealing his gift as a thinker and publicist. "Rethink!" — anti-war article. It was written after the start of the Russo-Japanese War, and was first published in English due to censorship. In the manifesto "I can not be silent," the writer strongly opposes the death penalty, and in the article "The Law of Violence and the Law of Love" condemns any violence of some people over others. Talking about war and peace, love and death, faith, duty and free will today, we cannot do without references to these vivid, polemical texts. The preface to the book was written by Pavel Basinsky, winner of the Big Book Prize, biographer of Leo Tolstoy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9785961481532
Publisher:	Alpina Publisher
Publication date:	05/03/2023
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	332
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	16 Years
Language:	Russian

About the Author

A Russian author of novels, short stories, plays, and philosophical essays, Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born into an aristocratic family and is best known for the epic books War and Peace and Anna Karenina, regarded as two of the greatest works of Russian literature. After serving in the Crimean War, Tolstoy retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world-wide fame.

Date of Birth:

September 9, 1828

Date of Death:

November 20, 1910

Place of Birth:

Tula Province, Russia

Place of Death:

Astapovo, Russia

Education:

Privately educated by French and German tutors; attended the University of Kazan, 1844-47