Русская утопия Льва Толстого - эмигранта
Russian Utopia by Lev Tolstoy—an Emigrant

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the issue of deconstruction of Russian classical literature, with a particular focus on the works of Lev Lvovich Tolstoy (1869–1945), the son of the renowned Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. Lev Lvovich Tolstoy was also a writer and publicist who often clashed with his famous father on fundamental issues of religion and politics; he was also a talented playwright, sculptor and publisher. The article offers an interpretation of the principal autobiographical work of Lev Lvovich Tolstoy, namely his memoirs, entitled The Experience of My Life, which contains a utopian project for the restructuring of Russia. Lev Lvovich Tolstoy's utopia is situated within the broader context of Russian utopian thought, particularly in regard to the key themes of immortality, mystical perception of life, and the idea of Russia's movement to the East.

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