Renowned Russian writer Leo Tolstoy shifted from the pursuit of wealth to deep questions surrounding faith and ethics. He ...

Leo Tolstoy, the celebrated Russian writer, asserted that art should serve as a heartfelt expression, unveiling new viewpoints that enhance the human experience. His thoughts profoundly influenced ...

There was a rumor, among professors who came on board later, that the founders of Tolstoy College originally wanted to name their school after Leon Czolgosz, the Polish-American anarchist who ...

These days, the Brotherhood Church of Stapleton, one of Britain’s two remaining Tolstoyan communes, has just four residents, plus a friendly deaf cat, some chickens, and a large, lumbering cow. The ...

For mountain climbers, one imagines that Mt. Everest looms as the ultimate climb to validate one’s ability. For runners, it would be the Boston Marathon, for triathletes the Iron Man? Which meant I ...

The old magician stands before me, alien to all, a solitary traveler through all the deserts of thought, in search of an all-embracing truth which he has not found—I look at him and, although I feel ...

THE director of the Tolstoy Museum, Alexei Ivanovich Korzinkov, had a face like the udder of a cow — it was a delicate pink, in fat creases, covered with a golden down. Although he was not an army man ...

What happens when the descendants of two of the 20th century’s most impactful thinkers meet in New Delhi through a common friend? They fulfill their destiny set in motion nearly 200 years ago, and ...

Some things you can’t take back, or unsay. Many years ago I told the wife of a friend that I really wanted to read Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. No problem there, but I pronounced the title Anna (so ...

When Leo Tolstoy fled his home 10 days before his death, he sought refuge from the society. But the press did everything to tell the readers (and the Tolstoy family among them) of his whereabouts.

Marking the death of Leo Tolstoy 110 years ago on November 20, we present photos from the life of one of Russia's greatest writers. 1 Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy poses for a portrait at the age of 20. The ...

Iconic Russian author Leo Tolstoy had a unique insight into the ways families function and fall apart, which is showcased in ...