Leo Tolstoy as the Mirror of the Russian Revolution
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To identify the great artist with the revolution which he has obviously failed to understand, and from which he obviously stands aloof, may at first sight seem strange and artificial. A mirror which does not reflect things correctly could hardly be called a mirror. Our revolution, however, has become an extremely complicated phenomenon
Leo Tolstoy as the Mirror of the Russian Revolution
Leo Tolstoy as the Mirror of the Russian…
Leo Tolstoy as the Mirror of the Russian Revolution
To identify the great artist with the revolution which he has obviously failed to understand, and from which he obviously stands aloof, may at first sight seem strange and artificial. A mirror which does not reflect things correctly could hardly be called a mirror. Our revolution, however, has become an extremely complicated phenomenon