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<p>Russia, 1910. Leo Tolstoy lies dying in Astapovo, a remote railway station. Members of the press from around the world have descended upon this sleepy hamlet to record his passing for a public suddenly ravenous for celebrity news. They have been joined by a film company whose cinematographer, Nikolai Gribshin, is capturing the extraordinary scene and learning how to wield his camera as a political tool. At this historic moment he comes across two men -- the scientist, Professor Vorobev, and t
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- Author
- Ken Kalfus
- Publisher
- HarperCollins e-books
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780061855948
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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