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In the middle of the night of October 28, 1910, Leo Tolstoy, the most famous man in Russia, vanished. A secular saint revered for his literary genius, pacifism, and dedication to the earth and the poor--even while excommunicated by the Orthodox Church and spied upon by the Tsar's secret police--Tolstoy had left his home in secret to embark on a final journey. His disappearance immediately became a national sensation. Two days later he was located at a monastery, but was soon gone again. When he
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- Author
- William S. Nickell
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781809613202
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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