Talk:Leo Tolstoy

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his thirteenth daughter[edit]

"he named his thirteenth daughter Alexandra (Sasha) L'vovna Tolstaya"

A minor correction. Tolstaya was his fourth daughter and his thirteenth child. Photos of Japan (talk) 06:38, 11 June 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Fixed. Kind of surprised it lasted this long. ARandomName123 (talk) 01:29, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

In the subsection entitled "Influence" which is under the Section entitled "Legacy" - change "Stalin to Lenin" in one spot.[edit]

The last sentence in the subsection entitled "Influence" which is under the Section entitled "Legacy" states that:

Nevertheless, Stalin concludes in his writings that despite the many contradictions in Tolstoy's critiques, his hatred for feudalism and capitalism mark the prelude to proletarian socialism.

It seems pretty clear that "Stalin" should be "Lenin" since the entire paragraph (as well as the footnote 94 to the above sentence) is all about Lenin's critique of Tolstoy 47.20.135.100 (talk) 16:17, 17 October 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done ARandomName123 (talk) 01:31, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 26 January 2023[edit]

-(The police tried to limit access to his funeral procession, but thousands of peasants lined the streets. Still, some were heard to say that, other than knowing that "some nobleman had died", they knew little else about Tolstoy.[86] )

-The above section should be removed as it portrays a wrong image of his legacy and influence on peasantry

-when it talks of his funeral, the source narrates how it was "said by peasants" that a noble man had died implying they didn't knew Tolstoy. When Tolstoy was a mayor figurehead of peasant society in his surroundings. From schools to sermons, for good or bad he was known by all. Please change this as it portrays an incorrect view of his legacy sources: every biography and documentary of him, he was really known by all Alhadir (talk) 03:09, 26 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Not done: your concern that the sentence portrays a wrong image of his legacy isn't a good enough reason to get rid of it. You have nor provided any specific sources for your claim that from schools to sermons, for good or bad he was known by all. However, the source for the sentence does not seem very trustworthy, so I have added a note asking for a better one. small jars tc 12:15, 26 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]