Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-21
Great Russian Novelist
Quietly Passes Away.
His wife al Bedside When End
Came al Asiapora.
His Strong Character Feared yst
Admired BY aovernmsai.

Astapovs. Nov. 20.--Count Leo: Tol-
stoi died peacefully this morning. DR..
MakovetSky and the other attending
physicians and Countess Tclstoi were
at his side when the end came. 1t was
recognized long before that his case
was hopeless and at S o'clock in The
morning, after the countess had been
summoned and the other members aof
the family had gathered in an adjoin-
ing room, the physicians issued bull
letin announcing that the activity OF
the heart had almost ceased and that
1olstois condition was extremely
dangerous. Several of the physicians
We're. greatly overcome.
Tolstoi. accompanied only by DIR.
Makovetsky, left his home at Yasnaya
Poliana, hoping to end his days in
solitude, toward which he more and
more inclined during his latter years.
His pilgrimage led him to the Monas-
terry at Shanlardinc in the province of
l<;Lluga, where ne remained as the
guest Of his sister Marie. who is
nun IN the Cloister. :
Learning that his retreat had been
discovered, he insisted on taking up
his journey u the Caucasus agaln
where he hoped to spend his last days
close to the Tolstoian colony on the
shores of the Black sea. But during
the railroad journey he was overcome
with exhaustion and the cold and DR.;
MakOvetsky was compelled to nave
him transferred to the flag station a.
AStap0ra as the rude wooden build
ing ntr,nittcG. For five days ne had
lain there, suffering first from bron-
chitis and later from Inflammation OF
tie lungs. \
In 1895 Tolstoi wrote a powerful
vindication of the Dukforbor Sect.
which curing that year had suffered
great prosecution for its religious
professions On the Russian censor
refusing to permit its publication Toll
stoi applied to the London Times.
Which, printed the lengthy article in
full. He continued from that time on
70 address his literary efforts to tho
British press. On March II. 1896. the
Lond IN Daily Chronicle published a
long letter from Tolstoi 10 a CORE
spondcnt in England on the Ven-
ezuela dispute. which had recently
arisen between the United States and
Great Britain. 1t was u strong indict-
lnelt of war. '''
Tolstoi was several times threatened
with expulsion from Russia and was
several times, according to report. up
on the point of being exiled. He seems.
however to have been treated with
unusual leniency in view of his strong
| ~ pronounced views, especially as set
forth in a manifesto entitled "the peo-
ple's rights" his criticisms OF impe-
rial acts and his open letters TO the
t,mrcrcr. He was, however, expelled
from Moscow in July, 1901, and had
since resided at Yasnaya Poltana. HIS
health at that time was poor and for
a time his life was In danger. but ne
regained his strength and resumed
work. Later ne suffered q relapse ana
in February, 1902. was reported to be
diving. Once more he rallied and IN
June his recovery was pronounced
complete. 4+T@ ,t...
| In July. 1904 ToIstoi wrote q strong
| article denouncing the Russo-Japanese
war. which caused the seizure OF
the Novosti of st. Petersburg, which
published it and a revival of the re-
ports Of the governments intention to
take severe action against the author.
Several Of the publishers Of Tolstors
| works have been sent to prison. VI
these NJ. Selden was sentenced TO q
term of six months in 1909 for pub
fishing and distributing the pamph-
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