Leo Tolstoy: Selections on war

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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts

Russian writers on war

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Leo Tolstoy: The Law of Love and the Law of Violence

Leo Tolstoy: Two Wars and Carthago Delenda Est

Leo Tolstoy: Patriotism or Peace

Leo Tolstoy: “Thou Shalt Not Kill”

Leo Tolstoy: Murder and vengeance are not the will of the people

Leo Tolstoy: The Beginning of the End

Leo Tolstoy: Letter on the Peace Conference

Leo Tolstoy: Christian cannot be a murderer and therefore cannot be a soldier

Leo Tolstoy: Idealization of military malefactors is shameful

Leo Tolstoy: Prescription for peace

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Matthew Arnold: Tolstoy’s commandments of peace

Romain Rolland on Leo Tolstoy: How is it they are able to retain the lust of destroying their fellows?