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World Book Lovers' Day is an excellent opportunity to reach for a new volume. Reading is an extremely developing activity, which additionally has many health benefits. Reading improves your memory and shapes your imagination. It is believed that people who read a lot are much more creative, and also have a rich vocabulary. It is also an excellent activity, at a time when you want to calm down and de-stress. In addition, it has been scientifically confirmed that readers have greater empathy and are more sensitive to the problems of others. With all this, books can also become fashion inspiration, and this does not apply only to items dedicated to the greatest designers. The style of clothing of your favorite hero can become an inspiration, but also a skillfully created description, due to which ready-made images will be created in your head. Choosing green socks can be dictated, for example, by the desire to go for a long walk or love of the natural world. On the other hand, the purchase of blue socks with waves can result both from inspiration from sea stories and from a passionate love for stone coasts, which are so often the backdrop for the most beautiful romances. World Book Lovers' Day is also a great time to reach for true literary classics. Today we especially recommend the works of Leo Tolstoy.
What is Tolstoyism?
Leo Tolstoy is one of the most prominent representatives of realism in the world of literature. The writer, playwright and literary critic left behind not only outstanding works, but also a socio-religious doctrine. At the turn of the 20th century, Tolstoy was regarded as the most important moral authority in Russia, so the emergence of a doctrine based on his thoughts seemed only a matter of time. Among the most important theses were: not opposing evil with violence, constant moral self-improvement of the individual, and universal love. The leaders of the movement were members of the intelligentsia of the time. Among the supporters of the doctrine was even Mahatma Gandhi, who contacted Tolstoy by letter. In 1897, for criticizing the Russian Orthodox Church and the self-rule, among other things, Tolstoyism was declared a sect and its preaching was banned. Tolstoy was excommunicated for the same reasons. Tolstoyism was based on the New Testament, especially the Sermon on the Mount. However, it rejected apostolic tradition, as well as belief in miracles and supernatural events. The most important tenet of the doctrine was against violence, which was a consequence of evil deeds. Instead, mercy and non-judgment of other people were encouraged. Tolstoy's peaceful beliefs did not please the authorities of the time, as the writer encouraged the cessation of military service, the non-payment of taxes and the resignation from carrying out the orders of state authorities. The writer rejected the issue of life after death, focusing on temporal existence and its possible repair. The author himself wanted to transfer all his property to the peasants, but this eventually became impossible through numerous protests from his family. The movement had no formal structure or written rules, but the Tolstoyists avoided eating meat, smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol, among other things. Knowing the outline of the writer's views, you can look at his most outstanding works in a new light. Or maybe you will like any of his less popular works?
