"There was one characteristic which Tolstoy kept until late in life—a childlike, spontaneous gaiety, an unaffected, al…"

"Seryozha was different from all the other Tolstoys because of his great shyness and reserve. He often concealed his e…"

"Tanya strove to reconcile her parents. She was very fond of her mother, but she sympathized with her father's views a…"

"From time to time he Tolstoy] posed—a tiring obligation—for painters and sculptors: for Repin, Pasternak who did a st…"

"How difficult it is to recognize spiritual illness in a person close to you, especially if the habit of years has est…"

"The youngest daughter, Alexandra, was getting older. Dedicating herself completely to her father, she was an effectiv…"

"The last refuge of a scoundrel is patriotism says Tolstoy in The Reading Circle Not all patriotism of course Patrioti…"

"Western European humanity moves by will and reason. A Russian person lives first of all with his heart and imaginatio…"

"Ukraine is recognized as the most threatened part of Russia in terms of secession and conquest. Ukrainian separatism …"

"Да, это было пять месяцев назад, когда войска наши в Восточной Пруссии настигли эвакуирующееся из Гольдапа, Инстербур…"