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the defense OF Sebastopol against the
British and French allied forces.
He first made reputation in litera-
ture by series OF vivid sketches writ
ten from SebastopoI and when he left
the army soon after the Crinean war he
devoted himself entirely to literature.
His War and Peace" a tale OF the
invasion OF Russia by Napoleon in 1872
is regarded in Russia as being his mas
terpiece. though his "Anna Karcnina,
which appeared in 1876 and ''The Cos
sacks found greater favor abroad where
his "Kreutzer Sonata" translated In
1890. also attracted Wide attention.
Tolstoi wrote much on education and
published several short stories and rem-
niscences of childhood and youth. but OF
recent years he had devoted himself 10
religious teachings. He made Return
Not Evil'' the keystone OF the Christian
faith and insisted that the literal inter
pretation OF the sermon on the mount
was the only rule of the Christian life.
The religious views Of Tolstoi were set
forth I'm his "Christ's Christianity and
my Religion
accommodated by Synod.
In 1893 Tolstoi wrote the Kingdom OF
God Within Us" and important work
on the social question, and In 1ssb he
and Translated" His other works In
cluded MY Confession Criticisms OF
Dogmatical Christianity" What ] Be
lievn," What Is to- to Be-" The Death De
OF ivan JlyltCn, lie ROVER or DARK
ness on Life" "a dramal; THE Fruits
Kingdom Of God Is Within YOU" What
Is Art?" THE Christian Teaching" THE
Kesnrrscti9n e The Slavery Of Our
other works on the most varied sub
jccts.
lu 1901 Tolstoi was excommunicated by
the holy synod and in October 1902 he
deposited his memoirs and diaries with
the curator OF the Rumyanzoff museum
on the condition that they should not be
published until ten years after his death.
and in November OF the same year he
legally made over his whole fortune. In
Guiding his real and personal estate, TO
his wife and children
Censor Ban ON Book.
In 1895 Tolstoi wrote powerful vim
dication or the Doukhobor sect which In
that year had suffered great persecution.
On the Russian censor refusing to per-
nit It's publication Tolstoi applied to the
London Times, which printed the lengthy
article In full
He continued from that time on TO ad :
dress his literary efforts to the British
press. On March II, 1896, the London
Daily Chronicle published a long letter
from Tolstoi 10 a correspondent In Eng
land on the Venezuela dispute, which had
recently arisen between the United States
and Great Britain. 1t was a strong in
dictment of war
Tolstol was several times threatened
with expulsion from Russia and was sew
eral times. according to report, upon the
point Of being eXiled; but he seemed on
the whole TO have been treated with un-
usual leniency I'm view of his pronounced
views, especially as set forth In mani
festo entitled, "The Peoples Rights" his
criticisms of imperial acts and his open
letters TO the emperor, He was. however,
expelled from Moscow in July. 1901, and
had since resided at Yasnaya Poliana.
His health at that time was poor and
for a. time his life was in danger. but
he regalned his strength and resumed
work, Later he suffered relapse and
In February. 1902. was reported dying.
Again he rallied and In June his recovery
was complete.
Seizure Of Newspaper.
In July. 1904. Tolstoi wrote an article
denouncing the Russo-Japanese war,
which caused the seizure OF the Novosti
of St Petersburg. which published IT,
and n revival Of the reports of the gov
ernments intention to take severe action
against the author.
In January, 1905, ToIstoi published an
open letter to the emperor regarding the
internal conditions in Russia, which was
printed throughout the world and some
time later he completed his drama, ''Be-
hind the Scenes In War" the production
OF which was prohibited In st. Peters
burg.
The London Times. September 1, 1905
published a soyen- column article by Toll
stoi entitled. "a Great Iniquity." dealing
with the land question and declaring that
Russia Is living through an important