Iván Ilyitch, and Other Stories (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Iván Ilyitch, and Other Stories The story of Vasarga is four centuries old, and Russia has not even a constitution. Will Count Tols tor's theories of non-resistance and communism, of the blessings of poverty and service, be in practice four hundred years hence? These stories will be regarded both seriously and as curiosities, for it is impossible not to read between the lines. The only wonder is, that the censor who forbade My Religion should have allowed the skazka entitled Ivan Durak. The implication of criticism on the whole military system of Russia is not even covert. The question of regicide is plainly discussed in A Candle. Though regicide itself is condemned, it is not dubious who is meant by the prikdshchik of the story. Count Tolstoi's whole sys tem of philosophy is concretely revealed in these alle gorical tales: it is not necessary here to discuss the strength or weakness of his logic. But there are few who will not be touched by the moral which Count Tolstoi' conveys by means of these curious tales. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.