The early reception of Lev Tolstoy in Bulgaria
Journal: Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University)
Year: 2019

The Bulgarian reception of one of the most famous writers of world literature, Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), comprises far more than an enumeration of his works translated in Bulgarian.It also deals with the way in which not only the writings themselves, but also the thoughts and ideals of the Russian count inspired many of his Bulgarian contemporaries (by 'early reception' we mean here the reception until Tolstoy's death in 1910).The very first (physical) contact between the young Lev Ni