Dostoevsky - "Anna Karenina is a flawless and perfect artistic masterpiece. There is nothing similar in modern European literature that can compare with it." Than. The author himself is an unprecedented master of art. In addition to poetry, a literary artist should understand the reality he depicts very accurately. In my opinion, we have only one writer who is good at this - Leo Tolstoy. Count. Tolstoy is the god of art." He was proud of Tolstoy's praise. Dostoevsky felt a divine voice in Anna Karenina. "This language is unheard in Europe, but no matter how proud Europe may be, it needs such a language."

Proust - "Balzac's works are unpleasant, Pretentious, full of ridiculousness, humanity is judged by a literary man who wants to write a masterpiece, but in Tolstoy's work it is judged by a peaceful god. Balzac gives the impression of greatness, Tolstoy. Everything about Elstair is naturally greater, just as the elephant's excrement is much greater than that of the goat, and the huge scenes of harvest, hunting, skating, etc. in Anna Karenina seem to be deliberately cut off from the rest. The large open space gave the impression of a wider space. Throughout the summer between Vronsky's two conversations, there seemed to be a large green pasture that needed mowing."

Chekhov - "I. Only Tolstoy is afraid. Think about it, it was he who wrote that Anna felt and saw her eyes shining in the dark! He despised us writers, or rather, saw us. It's worthless. He sometimes praises Maupassant and Couprin... Why? Because he treats us like children. The short stories, novellas, and novels we write are all children's games in his opinion. Nowadays, it is easy and enjoyable to be a writer, even if you know that you will not achieve anything. Tolstoy’s art belongs to all of us, and his literary art is the hope and desire of literature. ” p>

Tchaikovsky - "In my life, my self-esteem as an author has never been so satisfied and moved, because Tolstoy sat next to me and he listened to me. I shed tears during the Andante of the First Quartet. I am more convinced than ever that the greatest of all writers and artists of all time is Tolstoy, who alone is enough to make the Russians stand out among others. Don’t lower your head when talking about all the contributions Europe has made to mankind.”

(Chekhov said: Tchaikovsky’s status in Russian art at that time was second only to the first. Leo Tolstoy)

British Nobel Prize winner Galsworthy declared that "War and Peace" - "This is the greatest of all works from ancient times to the present. Ministry."

Editor of "New Times" - "We have two czars, one is Nicholas II and the other is Leo Tolstoy. Which of them is more powerful. How about stronger? Nicholas II had nothing to do with Tolstoy and could not shake his throne, but Tolstoy was undoubtedly shaking Nicholas's throne and his autocratic system. "

Hemingway - "I have never seen a writer who writes war scenes as brilliantly and grandly as Tolstoy. He reveals the humanity in people's hearts in every corner. A person You have to go crazy to imagine yourself competing with Tolstoy."

Russian writer N. N. Strakhov - "War and Peace" really reaches the level of human thoughts and feelings. The highest peak, reaching a peak that people usually cannot reach. This person knows everything! And not based on books, but on real knowledge that is often not found in books. Finally, a great giant appeared and raised our literature to an unimaginable height in one go. The last part of "Anna Karenina" left a particularly powerful impression on everyone, really like an exploding bomb. Dostoevsky raised his thumb and called you the god of art. This surprised and pleased me, for he had been so stubbornly opposed to you. "

Gorky - "His hands are full of special expressiveness and creativity. Leonardo da Vinci might have had hands like this. A man with such hands can do anything. Sometimes while talking, he stretched out his fingers, gradually clenched them into a fist, and then suddenly let them go, saying a few beautiful and meaningful words. He seems to be a wise god.

I remembered his sharp eyes again. He could see everything and see it all the way to the end. His conversation was very harmonious. He liked to use peasant words and his elusive voice. I saw how rich life was budding in this man, how inhumanly wise he was, and how inhumanly scary he was. Toon's favorite topics are God, farmers, and women. He rarely talked about literature, and he didn't talk much, as if literature had nothing to do with him. Talking to Tolstoy, I felt like an ignorant child. Really, when he talks, he's like a mountain. I listened to him and was stunned by the beauty and simplicity of his narration and his thoughts. I looked at this old man. He was like a waterfall, like a giant in nature. This man was really amazingly great, and his The vitality of the spirit is astonishing and makes you wonder: it is simply impossible that such a person exists. If you don’t know Tolstoy, you can’t know Russia. You cannot consider yourself a civilized person. Tolstoy is the whole world. ”

Turgenev wrote to Lev - "You want to live for a long time, not only for the sake of living, but to complete what you are responsible for, and besides you, The kind of undertaking that no one else can undertake. I am deeply gratified that I am privileged to be one of your contemporaries. "

Flaubert praised Tolstoy - "This is Shakespeare, this is Shakespeare.

Joyce - "Tolstoy is a very great writer. He never appears dull or stupid, never appears bored or pedantic, never exaggerates. He is far above Other writers. I think "How Much Land Does a Man Need" is the greatest story in world literature"

German Nobel Prize winner Thomas Mann - "The more shocking this saint is. If you don’t believe in art, you will be more meticulous about art.”

Martin Dugar, the French Nobel Prize winner in literature—“Tolstoy is the most insightful writer, and his vision is very sharp. , able to penetrate the barriers of life and discover the hidden truth."

Chernyshevsky - "Count Tolstoy is most interested in the psychological process itself, its form. Its law. In specific terms, it is the dialectics of the soul."

The famous German playwright Hauptmann - "Tolstoy stands out from the others and makes him a thing of the past. The saint of the first century was characterized by his irrepressible desire to help others, and the fact that he expressed his desire with a passion that shook the world and silenced all opposition is of great importance, Thor "Stay has become a symbol of reconciliation and an idea."

Sister Maria Nikolayevna recalled Lev in her childhood - "He was a very happy person. When he ran into the house, he always wore a happy smile, as if he had made some important discovery to tell everyone. He was a very lovable child, and he would be happy to be caressed. I will be moved to tears."

Stalin - "The Russian people are invincible because Russia is Pushkin's country and Leo Tolstoy's country!"

< p>Szweig - "Nothing I have seen in Russia is more magnificent and touching than Leo Tolstoy's tomb. This is a holy place that will be worshiped with admiration by future generations." , his tomb has become the most beautiful, impressive and touching tomb in the world: Napoleon's tomb under the marble dome of the Old Disabled Soldiers' Retirement Home, Goethe's tomb in the tomb of the princes of Weimar, and Shakespeare's sarcophagus in Westminster Abbey. , it doesn’t look like this solemn and touching unnamed tomb in the woods where only the wind whispers and there is no voice, it can violently shake the deep emotions in everyone’s heart.”

France Nobel Prize for Literature - "For us, Tolstoy is an example of noble spirit, courage and unattainable kindness. He demonstrated his heroic composure and formidable kindness. Exposing the evils of society. Tolstoy used his life to preach sincerity, integrity, firm purpose, fortitude, calmness and unswerving heroism. His teachings should be true and strong. This kind of simplicity, this kind of sincerity. His vast soul is the ocean of sincerity.

American writer Willa Cather - "In Tolstoy's writings, the clothes, the dishes and the unforgettable interiors of the old Moscow mansions are always part of people's emotions. So much so that the two are completely integrated, as if these objects do not exist in the author's mind, but are hidden in the subtle emotions of the characters in the book. When things and people blend together, faithfully describing things is no longer a list of things, it becomes part of the experience. "

Turgenev reads "Youth" - "Compared to this work, our gadgets are simply child's play. "

Nekrasov - "I can't find the right words to give due praise to "Youth""

A congratulatory message signed by Chinese cultural figures represented by Gu Hongming - " Today I gather with others to wish Mr. Dustui (note: Tolstoy’s early Chinese translation name) his eighth birthday. Mr. Tiewei is a leading figure in contemporary writing. He maintains the world's people's hearts with his sincerity and hopes to make the world return to the right path. He admires him deeply... This is a meeting that only happens once in a thousand years. We are not sensitive to others and have high hopes. This is my best wishes. "

The famous British philosopher Wittgenstein read "Hazer Murat" and sighed with emotion - "He is a real person and he has the right to write." "

The famous Russian singer Chaliapin recalled Lev - "You know, this is the first time in my life that I have faced such a master who excited the world with his words and ideas. I had only seen Leo Tolstoy in portraits before, but now I saw him in person. I felt the tenderness in the heart of this serious religious believer, and I felt very happy. "

Tchaikovsky - "In my life, my self-esteem as an author has never been so satisfied and moved, because Tolstoy sat next to me, he I cried while listening to my First Quartet Andante. I am more convinced than ever that the greatest of all writers and artists of all time is Tolstoy. Just having him is enough to keep Russians from bowing their heads when others talk about all the contributions Europe has made to mankind. ”

(Chekhov said: Tchaikovsky’s position in Russian art at that time was second only to Leo Tolstoy, who occupied the first place.)

Lenin - "Leto Tolstoy was able to raise so many important questions and achieve such great artistic power in his works, making his works occupy a first-class position in world literature. Thanks to Tolstoy's genius description, the period of preparation for revolution in a country oppressed by serf owners has become a step forward in the development of art for all mankind. In Tolstoy's legacy there is something that belongs not only to the past but also to the future. "

Preface to the English translation of "War and Peace" - "He knew a lot, but the reason why he was able to bring his knowledge to life was because he had a huge love for what he knew. strength. He has a special ability to describe the most feminine aspects of a woman. Where a group of like-minded writers used complex techniques, Tolstoy used the simplest techniques. Tolstoy was an epic poet who wrote about consciousness and normality, while Dostoyevsky, who complemented him, was a dramatic poet who wrote about subconsciousness and abnormality. Tolstoy did not just describe them in terms of their class status, but generally wrote them as men and women. Indeed, if you want to write something ordinary and make it extraordinary, you have to be like Tolstoy. "

American writer William Saroyan - "He has the profound wisdom inherent in all living things, as if he was more than a hundred years old when he was born. The Americans I know all respect Tolstoy as their friend and as a wise, sometimes eccentric and harsh old uncle, but always moved by love. His genius was the genius of all mankind embodied in a mighty giant; he probably realized this, and he was deeply saddened by everything that saddened people in the remotest corners of the earth. "

Bernard Shaw - "Tragedy has never experienced a process of development. It has been simple, sublime and shocking from the beginning. It either fails to be written successfully enough to be a tragedy, or it reaches its peak and can never move forward. The only thing it lacks is moderation. "The Force of Darkness" is a true tragedy. When Tolstoy wants to destroy something, his touch is more destructive than that of any other playwright. Such examples can be found in any of his novels. "

Romain Rolland - "As great geniuses, Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky are indistinguishable.

"War and Peace" seems to me like a boundless life. You feel the ocean of soul, and you become a god flying above the waves. "Crime and Punishment" is the storm of a lonely soul, and you are like a seagull. A huge wave hits and the waves splash, and the seagull is swept away. "

"Chronicle of the Motherland" magazine - "If this is Mr. Leoni's first work (childhood), then we cannot but congratulate a new outstanding genius in the Russian literary world. "

A lady who danced with Lev recalled - "He danced very reluctantly and turned a blind eye to the people around him - many girls even regarded him as a boring dance partner among us. No one expected that such a dazed young man would later become an unparalleled genius throughout Europe."

The gaze of Bulgakov (Tolstoy's secretary) is a kind of telepathy and a kind of Spiritual experience - "I looked at his fluffy, clean, gray beard and serious face illuminated by the light from the side. I had no illusions, but a deep belief in Lev Nikolayevich's moral impeccability and purity. "

Professor Mayer of Germany observed Lev at the University - "I took an exam on him today, and I found that he was not willing to study seriously at all. This is really a pity. His expressive face and intelligent eyes convinced me that as long as he had the desire and was willing to study independently, he could become an outstanding person. "

Russian Nobel Prize for Literature Bunin - "I found that those small eyes were not scary at all, nor sharp, but as alert as those of beasts, with sparse and gray hair, and they looked like farmers. Parted in the middle; ears are large and unusually high; two eyebrow ridges are low on the eyes; the beard is dry, sparse, and uneven, and his slightly tilted chin can be seen through the beard... Somehow, This old man still scares me. His face was thin, black, and stern, as if cast of bronze. His small eyes glowed like a burning beast."

German theorist Franz Melling - "Here we see an outstanding figure who strives to convey through his creations The work of an artist of extraordinary aura. The truth of life is the highest praise for a writer's art, and in the play "The Power of Darkness", art once again gave a victorious counterattack against the persistent thoughts of establishing a sect. ”

Thomas Mann, the German Nobel Prize for Literature - "Epic has the magnificent breadth of history, a breadth that contains the beginning and origin of life, a broad and majestic melody, and eliminates the monotony of all things - —How it resembles the ocean, and how the ocean resembles it! I mean that Homeric quality, where the story seems to go on forever, where art and nature are one, innocence, grandeur, reality, objectivity, immortal health, immortal realism! The sheer narrative power of his work is unparalleled. A powerful person, that is, a person who knows how to accept, as long as he comes into contact, strength and spiritual uplift, original and powerful creative vitality will flow into his heart endlessly as a reward for him; we Re-reading his works, I feel his sharp vision and the extraordinary power of his creative activities. We return to a state of originality and health, to everything that is fundamentally sound in our nature. "

Tolstoy's wife - "Dear Sasha, please forgive me! I don't know how it happened, but I loved him forever and we were faithful to each other our entire lives. ”

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