Nickell, William S. <br/><br/>
The Death of Tolstoy :  Russia on the Eve, Astapovo Station 1910. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (220 pages) 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801462559 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tolstoy, Leo, -- graf, -- 1828-1910 -- Death and burial.<br/>Tolstoy, Leo, -- graf, -- 1828-1910 -- Appreciation -- Russia.<br/>Russia -- Intellectual life -- 1801-1917.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PG3395 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>891.73/3