He said that when he found his peasant pupils indisposed to learn, he dismissed the school, went home, and occupied himself in his own affairs. After an interval, more or less long, a scuffling of ...

was a regular visitor to the Tolstoys’ family home at Yasnaya Polyana. Sofia found it hard to adapt to the isolated and somewhat austere life on the country estate, and Tatyana’s presence ...

Image courtesy of Sarah Hudspith By the time of his old age, Tolstoy was a cultural icon and had followers world-wide who tried to put his views into practice. He fled the family home in 1910 ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers ... Bryan, on Aug. 24 wrote to Count Leo Tolstoy, asking for his views on the Presidential contest in this country.