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The Decembrists (Fragments of a Novel) |
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The Decembrists is an unfinished novel by Leo Tolstoy intended as a sequel to War and Peace. It was meant to follow Pierre Bezukhov, Natasha Rostova, and other characters into the 1825 Decembrist uprising, when Russian army officers attempted to reform the autocracy. Tolstoy planned to explore the tension between revolutionary ideals and personal morality, but he abandoned the project early, leaving only a brief fragment. |
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1863-78 |
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The complete works of Count Tolstoy. Vol. 12 |
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42 p. |
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Fiction, Novels, Unfinished |
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Father Vasily: A Fragment |
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Father Vasily: A Fragment is an unfinished piece that reflects Tolstoy’s late religious thought and moral concerns. The story centers on Father Vasily, a priest who begins to question the truth and purpose of church rituals and his own role within the institution. |
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1902 |
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The complete works of Count Tolstoy. Vol. 28 |
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7 p. |
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Fiction, Short Stories, Unfinished |
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The Light That Shines in the Darkness |
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The Light That Shines in the Darkness is an unfinished autobiographical play that dramatizes Tolstoy’s inner spiritual crisis and growing conflict with family, society, and the Church. The protagonist, a landowner named Nikolai Ivanovich, mirrors Tolstoy himself as he struggles to live according to Christian ideals of love, poverty, and nonviolence, while facing misunderstanding from those closest to him. The play explores themes of faith, conscience, moral duty, and the cost of truth. |
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1894-96, 1900 |
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The complete works of Count Tolstoy. Vol. 26 |
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103 p. |
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Fiction, Drama, Unfinished |
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The Man Who Was Dead (The Living Corpse) |
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The Man Who Was Dead is a moral and spiritual tale about a man who experiences a profound inner resurrection after living a selfish and meaningless life. Believed to be dead by others, he awakens to a new understanding of truth, love, and moral duty. Through this symbolic narrative, Tolstoy explores the themes of spiritual rebirth, conscience, and redemption, illustrating his conviction that true life begins only when one lives for others rather than oneself. |
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1900 |
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The complete works of Count Tolstoy. Vol. 26 |
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86 p. |
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Fiction, Drama, Unfinished |
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