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Leo Tolstoy and the Church10.12.2022
An anathema, as one often hears, was not handed down to the writer by the Church. There was only the decision of the Synod in 1901, condemning Tolstoy for his criticism of Church teaching and indicating that such views were not to be tolerated at all.
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Leo Tolstoy and his emotional state10.12.2022
Leo Tolstoy was in his fifties when he began to experience an existential crisis, falling into a state of depression and melancholy. Despite the fact that he was one of the richest and most respected people in Russia, deep down he felts unhappy.
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25 interesting facts about Leo Tolstoy10.12.2022
An acknowledged pillar of Russian literature, Leo Tolstoy is known throughout the civilised world. There have been so few figures of such magnitude in world history that they can be counted on the fingers of one hand. And the personality of the writer is very interesting — he was not only a talented writer, but also a very unusual person.
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Leo Tolstoy’s children10.12.2022
In 1862, the thirty-four-year-old Tolstoy married Sophia Andreevna Bers, who was half his age. During this marriage, not only were the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, recognised as great works, written, but 13 children were born. Eight survived to adulthood. The children were brought up in a family without excess: they played together with the children of peasants, and were fed and clothed without any frills.
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Leo Tolstoy’s education and military service10.12.2022
Leo Tolstoy is one of the world’s greatest romance writers. He is not only the world’s greatest writer, but also a philosopher, religious thinker and educator.
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Leo Tolstoy’s work and religious views10.12.2022
During his service, Leo Tolstoy had quite a lot of free time. During this period he wrote his autobiographical novel Childhood, in which he masterfully described his memories of the early years of his life. This work was an important event in the compilation of his biography.
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