

Weatherwatch
English and French troops before the siege of Sevastopol. Reposted from The Guardian.
Keeping Up With The Tolstoys
The Tolstoys Today: Tracking Down a Famous Family The Tolstoys can probably lay claim to being the second largest family from the Russian...
Whose Fault?
Sofia Tolstoy's Novellas
Лев Толстой--лес густой
The title of Sergei Shargunov's Russian-language essay, published in the latest issue of Новый мир.


New Illustrations
Retired librarian Eric Sangwine has generously shared his illustrations inspired by two Tolstoy stories: "The Peasant and the Precious...


Sofiya Tolstoy’s Defense
http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/sofiya-tolstoys-defense