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Lav Nikolajevič Tolstoj

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What is Art? is a book by Leo Tolstoy. It was completed in Russian in 1897 but first published in English due to difficulties with the Russian censors. Tolstoy cites the time, effort, public funds, and public respect spent on art and artists as well as the imprecision of general opinions on art as reason for writing …

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Rat i mir epski je roman Lava Nikolajeviča Tolstoja objavljen između 1865. i 1869. Prikazuje rusko društvo tijekom Napoleonovog razdoblja. Smatra se jednim od dva Tolstojeva remek-djela uz Anu Karenjinu te je jedan od najvećih romana u povijesti književnosti. Roman se bavi životom nekoliko aristokratskih ruskih …

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The Forged Coupon is a novella in two parts by Leo Tolstoy. Though he first conceived of the story in the late 1890s, he did not begin writing it until 1902. After struggling for several years, he finally completed the story in 1904; however, it was not published until some of Tolstoy's shorter works were collected …

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Sevastopol Sketches are three short stories written by Leo Tolstoy and published in 1855 to record his experiences during the Siege of Sevastopol. The name originates from Sevastopol, a city in Crimea. The book has also been released under the anglicized title The Sebastopol Sketches and is sometimes titled Sevastopol …