A world and Russian classic, Leo Tolstoy was already called the 'head of Russian literature' during his lifetime and was nominated for the Nobel Prize four times.

What are great writers like? It turns out, they are in many ways similar to us. Leo Tolstoy, for example, suffered from depression, which is considered a modern affliction, and treated himself with kumiss in a yurt near Samara... And he also pondered difficult questions. Should he listen to his heart or his mind? Should he follow society's lead or pursue his own dreams? How can he combat his vices: ambition, egoism, and carnal passion? His heroes are the same. Those who love and those who have fallen out of love. Those who are devoted and those who betray. Those who seek and those who have lost everything. Those who are just beginning their journey and have already crossed the line when “it was no longer possible to forgive or ask for forgiveness.”

The book includes stories and short stories (“The Kreutzer Sonata,” “The Devil,” “Father Sergius,” etc.), the play “The Living Corpse,” and “Confession” by Leo Tolstoy.