Project Gutenberg 2012-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 210 Chertkov, V. G. (Vladimir Grigorevich) 1854 1936 Tchertkoff, V. (Vladimir) Chertkov, Vladimir Чертков, В. Г. (Владимир Григорьевич) 23011821 The Last Days of Tolstoy E-text prepared by Andrew Sly and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "The Last Days of Tolstoy" by V. G. Chertkov is a biographical narrative written in the early 20th century. The book explores the final years of the great Russian author Leo Tolstoy, delving into the circumstances surrounding his life, interpersonal relationships, and the motivations behind his departure from Yasnaya Polyana. It aims to clarify misconceptions about Tolstoy's actions, particularly regarding his struggles with his wife Sofya Andreyevna and his commitment to spiritual ideals. At the start of the text, the author reflects on the misunderstandings that have surrounded Tolstoy's last years and presents a poignant introduction that sets the tone for the subsequent examination of his life. The narrative commences with a letter that outlines the reasons for Chertkov's need to defend Tolstoy's legacy, suggesting that the external conditions of Tolstoy's life served as a trial of his consistency and spiritual strength. The opening portion suggests a deep exploration of Tolstoy's internal struggles related to his family life and sense of duty, positioning the reader to understand the complexities of a man who sought to live according to the profound truths he espoused. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40260/40260-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 PG Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature Category: Biographies Category: Russian Literature 255993 2025-06-16T11:32:06.945177 text/html 253818 2012-07-16T15:06:27 text/html 172366 2025-06-16T11:32:10.660196 application/epub+zip 175386 2025-06-16T11:32:07.616171 application/epub+zip 137636 2025-06-16T11:32:07.265183 application/epub+zip 267986 2025-06-16T11:32:13.263200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256193 2025-06-16T11:32:10.340184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204150 2022-09-18T12:25:36.378735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235514 2023-09-17T13:22:27.526026 text/plain 15752 2025-06-16T11:32:13.403137 application/rdf+xml 11858 2025-06-16T11:32:07.374194 image/jpeg 1839 2025-06-16T11:32:07.334191 image/jpeg 162596 2025-06-16T11:32:06.998173 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia