Leo Tolstoy, a renowned author and philosopher, explored profound themes of personal transformation and societal hypocrisy.

Thirty-five years ago this month, Pacifica Radio station WBAI broadcast a marathon reading of Leo Tolstoy’s classic work “War and Peace.” For four and a half days ending December 6, 1970, more than ...

The 2016 BBC One adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, starring Lily James and Paul Dano, earned 88% on Rotten Tomatoes ...

Leo Tolstoy’s letters to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi between 1908 and 1910 profoundly shaped the philosophy of Ahimsa and ...

Five years ago, after extensive research, Ernest J. Simmons began his two-volume life and appraisal of Russia’s great writer, Leo Tolstoy. In the first half of this biography, chapters of which were ...

For mountain climbers, one imagines that Mt. Everest looms as the ultimate climb to validate one’s ability. For runners, it would be the Boston Marathon, for triathletes the Iron Man? Which meant I ...

It was almost closing time in the Leo Tolstoy House-Museum at Yasnaya Polyana, the Tolstoy family estate. I stood in the bedroom of my great-great-grandmother, Sophia Andreevna, Leo Tolstoy’s wife. I ...

In 1893, Pope Leo XIII established the Feast of the Holy Family. At the time, the family faced threats from the state and progressive movements like socialism. This year, we mark the 140th anniversary ...