What Is to Be Done?: Tak Shto Zhe Nam Delat'?

by Leo Tolstoy

Overview

What Is to be Done? is a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoy, in which Tolstoy describes the social conditions of Russia in his day. Tolstoy completed the book in 1886. The English title was also used for two other works by Nikolai Chernyshevsky and Vladimir Lenin; Tolstoy's Russian title is similar but not identical to Chernyshevsky's (and Lenin's), all of them sharing the same Biblical reference (Luke 3:10-14).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784350994
Publisher:	Jiahu Books
Publication date:	06/18/2014
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.46(d)
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