Tolstoy's false disciple: the untold story of Leo Tolstoy and Vladimir Chertkov
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Tolstoy's false disciple: the untold story of Leo Tolstoy and V...
Tolstoy's false disciple: the untold story of Leo Tolstoy and Vladimir Chertkov - Hardback is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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On the snowy morning of February 8, 1897, the Petersburg secret police were following Tolstoy's every move. At sixty-nine, Russia's most celebrated writer was being treated like a major criminal. Prominent Russians were always watched, but Tolstoy earned particular scrutiny. Over a decade earlier, when his advocacy on behalf of oppressed minorities angered the Orthodox Church and the Tsar, he was placed under permanent police surveillance.Although Tolstoy was wearing his peasant garb, people on the streets had no trouble recognizing him from his portraits. He was often seen in the company of his chief disciple, Vladimir Chertkov. A man of striking appearance, twenty-five years younger, Chertkov commanded attention. His photographs with Tolstoy show him towering over the writer, but who exactly was this imposing man?Close to the Tsars and to the chief of the secret police, Chertkov represented the very things Tolstoy had renounced class privilege, unlimited power, and wealth. Yet, Chertkov fascinated and attracted Tolstoy. He became the writer's closest confidant, even reading his daily diary, and by the end of Tolstoy's life, Chertkov had established complete control over the writer and his legacy.Tolstoy's False Disciple
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