The Death of Tolstoy : Russia on the Eve, Astapovo Station 1910.
Nickell, William S.
The Death of Tolstoy : Russia on the Eve, Astapovo Station 1910. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (220 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Family Crisis as a Public Event -- 2. Narrative Transfigurations of Tolstoy's Final Journey -- 3. The Media at Astapovo and the Creation of a Modern Pastoral -- 4. Tolstoyan Violence upon the Funeral Rites of the State -- 5. On or About November 1910 -- Conclusion: The Posthumous Notes of Fyodor Kuzmich -- A Word on My Sources -- Notes -- Index.
In the middle of the night of October 28, 1910, Leo Tolstoy, the most famous man in Russia, vanished. A secular saint revered for his literary genius, pacificism, and dedication to the earth and the poor, Tolstoy had left his home in secret to embark.
9780801462559
Tolstoy, Leo, -- graf, -- 1828-1910 -- Death and burial.
Tolstoy, Leo, -- graf, -- 1828-1910 -- Appreciation -- Russia.
Russia -- Intellectual life -- 1801-1917.
Electronic books.
PG3395
891.73/3
The Death of Tolstoy : Russia on the Eve, Astapovo Station 1910. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (220 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Family Crisis as a Public Event -- 2. Narrative Transfigurations of Tolstoy's Final Journey -- 3. The Media at Astapovo and the Creation of a Modern Pastoral -- 4. Tolstoyan Violence upon the Funeral Rites of the State -- 5. On or About November 1910 -- Conclusion: The Posthumous Notes of Fyodor Kuzmich -- A Word on My Sources -- Notes -- Index.
In the middle of the night of October 28, 1910, Leo Tolstoy, the most famous man in Russia, vanished. A secular saint revered for his literary genius, pacificism, and dedication to the earth and the poor, Tolstoy had left his home in secret to embark.
9780801462559
Tolstoy, Leo, -- graf, -- 1828-1910 -- Death and burial.
Tolstoy, Leo, -- graf, -- 1828-1910 -- Appreciation -- Russia.
Russia -- Intellectual life -- 1801-1917.
Electronic books.
PG3395
891.73/3