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Read our summary of War and Peace, exclusively at Nutshell. Link in bio. #book #learning #warandpeace #leotolstoy

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If you want to be happy, be. — Leo Tolstoy

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I feel like more people should read War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. #WarAndPeace #LeoTolstoy #ClassicLiterature

"If you want to be happy, be." ~ #LeoTolstoy

The other Russia —from Tolstoy to Komyagin | Bill Weinberg Get more from Bill Weinberg on Patreon

The #CounterVortex podcast on two centuries of anti-war dissent and opposition culture in #Russia, from #LeoTolstoy to #NikolaiKomaygin. Listen (and support us!) on #Patreon.... www.patreon.com/posts/154278...

Podcast: the other Russia —from Tolstoy to Komyagin Eclipsed from the headlines by the war in the Middle East, Russia launches a new offensive in Ukraine with an unprecedented wave of drone and missile strikes across the country—even hitting an histori...

The #CounterVortex hails Russian anti-war protesters imprisoned for dissent, bids farewell to departed dissident rocker #NikolayKomyagin of post-punk band #Shortparis, & places these voices in a dissident Russian tradition going back to #LeoTolstoy
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I now believe that my happiness, and that of all men, will only be attained when each labors for others and not for himself. —Leo Tolstoy

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Happy Wednesday!

Where is patience helping you find peace?

“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”

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Patience is peace in progress. ⏳

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In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you. —Leo Tolstoy

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If you feel pain, you are alive. If you feel other people's pain, you are a human being.
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War and Peace, translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude, narrated by Jonathan Keeble.
Chapter 193: young Petya Rostov has joined up, full of patriotic fervour after hearing Emperor Alexander speak 😬
Still engrossed with this reading: slow but satisfying.
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It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. — Leo Tolstoy

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It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. —Leo Tolstoy

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Cover of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

WHY DIDN’T ANYONE TELL ME ABOUT THIS BOOK? Sixteen chapters in, and I cannot stop!! I blame my 9th grade English teacher for turning me off the classics with The Canterbury Tales. My 16 year old brain hated that book! #AnnaKarenina #LeoTolstoy #booksky 💙📚

Leo Tolstoy: Apostle of Love In A Time Of Chaos And Cruelty – II Far from being insular, Tolstoy studied Arabic and Turco-Tatar at university and later read the Quran, eventually hiring a Bashkir assistant

In an age of endless war and hardened borders, Tolstoy reminds us that the real struggle is not between nations—but between love and ego, conscience and power.
By Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti & Frankie Martin

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In an age of drones, surveillance, and polarisation, Tolstoy’s message remains urgent: break the walls between “us” and the “Other” — and let love replace force.
By Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti & Frankie Martin

Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Feb-2026/...

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Leo Tolstoy: Apostle of Love In A Time Of Chaos And Cruelty – I Tolstoy’s description of a stubborn thistle in Hadji Murad perfectly symbolizes the resilience of tribal societies defending their identity against the

From The Thistle and the Drone to Hadji Murad, Tolstoy’s moral vision challenges the violence of modern states and calls humanity back to love, unity, and conscience.
By Akbar Ahmed, Amineh Hoti & Frankie Martin

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"Everyone thinks about changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." ~ #LeoTolstoy

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3 reasons people #hate you for no reason | #LeoTolstoy 's #Philosophy

If you’ve ever felt #targeted, #misunderstood, or subtly #sabotaged for simply existing, this video will flip how you see people forever.

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On [:] Reverse | Leo Tolstoy, 1867 - C o c o s s e On [:] Reverse | Leo Tolstoy, 1867

Perhaps you are right for yourself,” he added after a short pause, “but everyone lives in his own way. You lived for yourself and say you nearly ruined your life and only found happiness when you began living for others.
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Leo Tolstoy Quotes❓ To be happy, be.—Tolstoy

An indisputable great.

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Leo Tolstoy, on his birthday September 9  2026 revision “Joy can be real only if people look on their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.”      “The…

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Leo Tolstoy, the Russian Writer. Text: Wishing you a year free of war and full of peace

Wishing you a year free of war and full of peace, #LeoTolstoy, most likely. #newyear.

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