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Poverty, exploitation and greed seem to be perennial aspects of the human condition and it is these issues that Tolstoy addresses in What Then Must We Do? At the time of its publication, the book had a great impact on thinking people both in Russia and abroad, who acknowledged... Read Full Overview

Leo Tolstoy (September 9, 1828 - November 20, 1910) was a Russian writer who earned fame and global renown for his novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina . Writing during the late 19th century, Tolstoy lived during a literary period in which Realism flourished, and today his... Read Full Overview

I had lived all my life out of town. When, in 1881, I went to live in Moscow, the poverty of the town greatly surprised me. I am familiar with poverty in the country; but city poverty was new and incomprehensible to me. In Moscow it was impossible to pass along the street without... Read Full Overview

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""Thoughts Evoked By The Census Of Moscow"" is a non-fiction book written by the renowned Russian author Leo Tolstoy. The book is a collection of essays and reflections on the state of Russian society and its problems, inspired by the results of the 1882 census of Moscow. Tolstoy... Read Full Overview

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910) commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer - novelist, essayist, dramatist and philosopher - as well as pacifist Christian anarchist and educational reformer. He was the most influential member of the aristocratic... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

""Thoughts Evoked By The Census Of Moscow"" is a non-fiction book written by the famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy. The book is based on Tolstoy's personal experience of participating in the 1882 census of Moscow, which was conducted by the Russian government. The census was... Read Full Overview