“The appreciation of the merits of art (of the emotions it conveys) depends upon an understanding of the meaning of life...”
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Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer and thinker, a prominent representative of 19th-century Russian literature. His works deeply revealed social contradictions and human nature, and had a profound impact on the world. more
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