The cast of 2016's BBC1 production of Tolstoy's War and Peace. Photograph: Mitch Jenkins/BBCThe …
Tolstoy on doing “a lot of bad things, without wishing to – simply from imitating grown-ups”
When researching Tolstoy, I find myself noticing a common theme of failure: of not being quite good …
“Works which made an impression”: Leo Tolstoy’s favourite books from each stage of his life
Tolstoy, 1895. Published by Cassell and Co, NY, 1911.In 1891, a Petersburg publisher (who …
The power of a sunset: how Viktor Frankl & Tolstoy’s Pierre Bezukhov are lifted from hardship by the beauty of nature
Despite experiencing unimaginable hardship during the Holocaust, Viktor Frankl describes …
Tolstoy’s Pierre Bezukhov on why being knocked off course is “only the start of something new and good”
My favourite translation by Anthony Briggs andpublished by Penguin.A fortnight ago I submitted …
Lessons on failure from Pierre in Tolstoy’s War and Peace
I've posted before about Tolstoy's "Rules of Life" and desire for self-improvement, both of which …
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