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Tolstoy Leo, Russian name Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy. 1828--1910, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and philosopher; author of the two monumental novels War and Peace (1865--69) and Anna Karenina (1875--77). Following a spiritual crisis in 1879, he adopted a form of Christianity based on a doctrine of nonresistance to evil How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The utilitarian argument is hopelessly biased in favor of the victors; the Tolstoyan outlook explains why strict guidelines of behavior are impossible. According to the celebrated Tolstoyan aphorism, "All happy families are the same; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Whiteway, the Tolstoyan settlement in the Cotswolds, may have become as individualistic as anywhere else, but the ceremonial burning of the title deeds a century ago guarantees that no one can speculate in its land. |
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