Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-24
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Great Russian Genius PassedAway
10 Rude and Barren Hut
WIFE WAS With HIM AT END
Dead Philosopher Was 81 Years OF
Age, and Was Noted Over the
Entire World as Russia's
Greatest Reforrner.

Astapova, Russia. Nov. 21.-Coun,
Tolstoi died Saturday night.
DIR. Makovetsky and the other at
tending physicians and Countess Toll
stoi were at his side when the end
came.
1t was recognized long before that
his case was helpless and at S O'Clock
in the morning, alter the countess
had been summoned and other mem.
bers of the family had gathered in an
adjoining room, the physicians issued
bulletin announcing that the activ1-
ty OF the heart had almost ceased and
that Tolstoi's condition was extreme
ly dangerous.
Several Of the physicians were
greatly overcome by the approaching
death of Russia's great writer.
Tolstoi accompanied only by DR..
Makovetsky, left his home at Pasnaya
Poliana with the purpose of ending
his days in solitude to which he more
and more inclined in his latter years.
His pilgrimage led him to the mon.
astery at Shamardin in the province
Of Kalgula, where he remained as the
guest of his sister, Marie, who is q
nun In the cloister.
Learning that his retreat had been
discovered, he insisted upon proceed
ing on his journey to the Caucasus,
where he hoped to spend his last
days close to the Tolstoian. colony on
the shores of the Black sea. But on
the railroad journey he was overcome
with exhaustion and the cold, and DR..
Makovetsky was compelled to have
him transferred to the flag station
at Astapova, where he was made as
comfortable as possible in the rude
wooden building.
For five days he had lain there
suffering first from bronchitis and
later from inflammation of the lungs.
Specialists had been called, but de-
spite their utmost efforts the heart of
the great Russian responded but feeb-
ly to the restoratives and stimulants
administered.
On Saturday the attacks of heart
failure increased alarmingly and
many hours prior to the end the
physicians had given up all hopes.
Countess Tolstoi was admitted to the
sick room for the first time Friday
night, but her husband failed to rec
ognize her.
She had fastened to be beside him
when she learned several days ago
that his illness was serious, but the
physicians had deemed it advisable
that she be kept away from the
count, fearing that her presence
might cause the patient emotion.
Other members of the family were
from time to time admitted to the
presence of their father, and his
daughter, Alexandra, has been in
constant attendance.
Count Lyof Nikolaivitch Tolstoi,
usually called Count Leo Tolstoi, nov
elist and social reformer, was born
Aug. rs, 1928, at Yasnaya Poliana, in
the province of Tula, Russia. When
% years old he entered the army and
served in the Caucasus and in the
defense Of Sebastopol against the
British and French allied forces.
He first made a reputation in lite--
ature by series cf vivid sketches
written frum Sebastopol, and when
he left the army soon after the Cri-
mean war he devoted himself entire
ly to literature.
His "War and Peace" tale of the
invasion of Russia by Napoleon in
1912, is regarded in Russia as being
masterpiece, though his Anna Ka-
renia," which appeared in 1876, and
THE Cossacks" found greater favor
abroad, while his "Kruetzer Sonata"
translated in 1890, also attracted wide
attention.
Tolstoi wrote much on education
and published several short stories
AMI "reminiscences of childhood and
youth; but of recent years he had
devoted himself to religious teaching.
He had made Return Not Evil
the keystone of the Christian faith
and said that the literal interpreta-
tion of the Sermon on the Mount was
the only rule of the Christian life.
The religious views of TT lstoi were
set forth in his "Christ's Christiani-