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TOLSTOY SERIES / VOLUMES VI & VII
Leo Tolstoy & Nikolaj Strkahov: Complete correspondence
Volume
I: Table of contents, Introduction, Bibliography, Letters 1870-1878
Volume
II: Letters 1879-1896, Chronological listing of letters, Indexes
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Critical introductory essay in
English
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Edited and
with an Introduction by
Andrew
Donskov
Correspondence
compiled by
L. D.
Gromova
and
T. G.
Nikiforova
lxx + 1080 pp.
Published
by the
Slavic
Research Group
at the
University of Ottawa
and the
State
L. N. Tolstoy Museum
Moscow
2003
ISBN 0-88927-310-3
THE INTEGRATED CORRESPONDENCE of Leo Tolstoy and his friend and editorial assistant Nikolaj Strakhov, now appearing for the first time in its entirety, offers a unique insight into the minds of two great thinkers as they engage in earnest dialogue on a wide spectrum of religious, philosophical, social and literary questions. The letters themselves are enhanced by an introductory essay by the editor (followed by a bibliography) and extensive annotations (many drawn from archival sources) prepared by two leading Tolstoy scholars in Moscow. The result is an indispensable tool for any future research into these two authors' views of life and literature, as well as the nature of their unique relationship. Volume II includes a summary chronological listing of all letters as well as two indexes: one of Tolstoy's works and the other of people's names mentioned in the letters, annotations or introduction.
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From the Editor's Introduction
Leo Tolstoy and Nikolaj Strakhov: a personal and literary dialogue:Cultural historians may well delight in examining the philosophical dialogue between these two thinkers, sustained over their twenty-five year correspondence, particularly the many insights offered into Tolstoy's world-view and the evolution of his ideas over the period. Many significant sayings encountered in Tolstoy's published writings can be much better understood and more accurately evaluated on the basis of Strakhov's reaction to them in his letters and Tolstoy's subsequent counter-reaction. The Tolstoy-Strakhov letters reflect the process of Tolstoy's growing acquaintanceship with new currents in Western philosophical and scientific thought, inasmuch as Strakhov for many years was Tolstoy's primary source of information on these matters. In addition, the intensive exchange of ideas and the multitude of critical comments in both correspondents' letters serve to reflect the development of world (and specifically Russian) philosophical and scientific thought over the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
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