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 ...

1/ The first one is the most well known, it’s LEO Nikolayevich TOLSTOY (1828-1910). He is the author of ‘War and Peace’, ‘Anna Karenina’ and many other novels and short stories.

Then they had become quarrelsome (he was peaceable), and they had torn his shirt—so hereupon he flung back his coat, worn in Russian fashion with the sleeves hanging, and let his faded red ...

When the time came for the announcement of the first Prize in 1901, it was commonly thought that Count Leo Tolstoy would be chosen. Actually he had not been even nominated. The first name on the ...

As one of our resident wardrobe-basics experts, I’ve learned that a good white T-shirt is easy to find, but a truly great one — one that hits the marks on comfort and durability as well as ...

A reliable, crowd-pleasing oxford: J.Crew Broken-In Organic Cotton Oxford Shirt. Photo: Marki Williams A luxe designer oxford: Ralph Lauren The Iconic Oxford. Photo: Marki Williams A splurge ...

Tolstoy had a privileged childhood; her father was a distant relative of the author Leo Tolstoy and Alexandra had attended an elite boarding school before working as a broker in the city.

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. American Journal of Sociology Vol. 31, No. 5, Mar., 1926 Tolstoy's Theory of Social Reform. I This ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Photo editing software allows users to stitch images the way they want. If you’ve used image editing tools on your mobile apps ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist ...

But there were disagreements. Someone complained to a friend of mine that she didn’t see why I bothered to read Tolstoy, who was a “patriarchal figure.” An acquaintance told me that I did not need to ...

Feeling out of sorts? As the moon and Neptune clash, numbing out with a toxic vice is not the answer. The problems you’re trying to avoid will still be there when you snap back to reality.