Luke Harding asks why Russia is “lukewarm” about Leo Tolstoy.
Russia's scant regard is connected to its own troubled existential journey, Deryabin suggests, and its failure to discover a national idea. ‘We have been searching for it for long time. In fact, the answer is the one given by Tolstoy: the task before humanity is to be happy now.’ – from “Leo Tolstoy: the Forgotten Genius?” by Luke Harding, The Guardian
Russia's scant regard is connected to its own troubled existential journey, Deryabin suggests, and its failure to discover a national idea. ‘We have been searching for it for long time. In fact, the answer is the one given by Tolstoy: the task before humanity is to be happy now.’ – from “Leo Tolstoy: the Forgotten Genius?” by Luke Harding, The Guardian