Father Sergius
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"Father Sergius" is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy between 1890 and 1898 and first published in 1911.
Ivan Mozzhukhin as the title character in Yakov Protazanov's 1918 film, Father Sergius
Leo Tolstoy
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Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.
Father Sergius
…Father Sergius" (Russian: Отец Сергий, romanized: Otets Sergiy) is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy between 1890 and 1898 and first published (posthumously) in 1911. The story begins with the childhood and exceptional and accomplished youth of Prince…
Tolstoy in 1908
Tolstoy at age 20, c. 1848
Tolstoy's wife Sophia and their daughter Alexandra
Portrait of Leo Tolstoy by Ivan Kramskoi, 1873