The terrible contradictions of Tolstoy
Maxim Gorky’s reminiscences about his literary hero are just as avant-garde today as they were in the 1920s
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Reviewing politics
and culture since 1913
Sophie Pinkham is a professor at Cornell University. Her book “The Oak and the Larch: A Forest History of Russia and Its Empires” (William Collins) will be published in January
Maxim Gorky’s reminiscences about his literary hero are just as avant-garde today as they were in the 1920s
By Sophie Pinkham