What Does Tolstoyan Mean?

The Tolstoyan movement is a social movement based on the philosophical and religious views of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy's views were formed by rigorous study of the ministry of Jesus, particularly the Sermon on the Mount.

Was Leo Tolstoy a farmer?

Tolstoy returned to Yasnaya Polyana, determined to become a model farmer and a "father" to his serfs (unpaid farmhands). His charity failed because of his foolishness in dealing with the peasants (poor, working class) and because he spent too much time socializing in Tula and Moscow.

What was Leo Tolstoy's religion?

Raised in the Russian Orthodox Church, Tolstoy lost his religion at 18. After a life of debauchery, in his early 50s, he wanted religion — or some source of intellectual security — back.