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The Complete Works of Leo Tolstoy: Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Memoirs, Letters & Essays on Art, Religion and Politics: Anna Karenina, War and Peace, Resurrection, The Death of Ivan Ilych, A Confession, The Cossacks, Correspondences with Gandhi, The Kreutzer Sonata, Fables and Stories for Childrenand Many More

The Complete Works of Leo Tolstoy is a comprehensive compilation of the renowned author's extensive body of work. It features his most famous novels, such as Anna Karenina and War and Peace, as well as his shorter stories, plays, and personal reflections. The collection also includes letters and essays that delve into Tolstoy's thoughts on art, religion, and politics, offering a comprehensive view of his intellectual and creative pursuits. This collection is essential for anyone interested in the works of Leo Tolstoy and the rich tapestry of Russian literature. more

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Leo Tolstoy
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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“The task of art is to take hold of the shining, the radiance, the manifestation, of that which as spirit weaves and lives throughout the world. All genuine art seeks the spirit. Even when art wishes to represent the ugly, the disagreeable, it is concerned, not with the sensory - disagreeable as such, but with the spiritual which proclaims its nature in the midst of unpleasantness. If the spiritual shines through the ugly, even the ugly becomes beautiful. In art it is upon a relation to the spiritual that beauty depends.”