Tolstoy, whose novels included War and Peace and Anna Karenina, was seen as promoting dangerous ideas at the time. His works were banned in Russia because he aimed to improve the lives of workers ...

You should see Russian country life, and you will see it with us. Our house is not elegant, but you will find it plain, clean, and comfortable.” Such an invitation was not to be resisted.

Both Tolstoy’s parents belonged to ancient Russian aristocratic families. His grandfather on his mother’s side, Prince Nikolai Volkonsky, was a member of the court of Catherine the Great and ...

Between 1898 and 1899, around 7,500 Doukhobors left the Russian empire, primarily settling in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Tolstoy was not only a renowned writer, educator, philosopher ...

State Duma Vice Speaker Pyotr Tolstoy said on Thursday, commenting on media reports on this issue. "I can say that, from a legal perspective, if the Russian delegation does not take part in a vote ...

On Tuesday morning, the Immortal Regiment marched in downtown New Delhi near the Russian House. However, it was then decided to hold the second leg of the procession at the Tolstoy monument.