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By Pavel Basinsky

Over 100 years in the past, whatever actually outrageous happened at Yasnaya Polyana. count number Leo Tolstoy, a recognized writer elderly eighty-two on the time, took off, vacation spot unknown. considering then, the situations surrounding the writer’s whereabouts in the course of his ultimate days and his eventual demise have given upward push to many myths and legends. during this e-book, renowned Russian author and reporter Pavel Basinsky delves into the data and offers his interpretation of the placement sooner than Leo Tolstoy’s mysterious disappearance. Basinsky follows Leo Tolstoy all through his existence, correct as much as his ultimate moments. Reconstructing the tale from old records, he creates a visionary account of the occasions that ended in the Tolstoys’ relatives drama.

Flight from Paradise may be of specific curiosity to foreign researchers learning Leo Tolstoy’s existence and works, and is extremely steered to a broader viewers worldwide.

Pavel Basinsky

Paul Basinskiy is a well known Russian author and literary critic. he's a member of the Union of Russian Writers and the Academy of Russian modern literature. he's additionally an energetic member of the everlasting jury for the Solzhenitsyn award.

Basinskiy used to be born in 1961 in Frolovo, within the Volgograd quarter. In 1986 he graduated from the Literary Institute (Department of literary criticism), then utilized for a PhD there and wrote a thesis on Gorky and Nietzsche. due to the fact that 1981, Paul Basinskiy has had works of literary feedback released in quite a few magazines. He at the moment teaches on the Literary Institute, works as an editor at Rossiyskaya Gazeta and is a member of the jury for the Yasnaya Polyana literary award.

For his publication Leo Tolstoy: Flight From Paradise, Pavel Basinskiy was once provided the large ebook nationwide Literary Prize.

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