Three Days in the Village, and Other Sketches. Written from September 1909 to July 1910.
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2016-01-23 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #51018 |
Description
"Three Days in the Village, and Other Sketches" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a collection of autobiographical fiction written in 1909. The title story chronicles Tolstoy's life on his estate and visits to nearby villages, revealing stark contrasts between worlds. Through encounters with peasants, tramps, and beggars, Tolstoy documents crushing poverty and social inequality. He reflects on conversations with village friends and explores themes of freedom, labor, and the divide between workers and the ruling classes in late imperial Russia. (This is an automatically generated summary.)