A Landowner's Morning

Interesting Facts

• «A Landowner's Morning» is one of Leo Tolstoy's early works, written in 1856, reflecting his thoughts on social justice and serfdom.
• The main character, Dmitry Nekhlyudov, serves as a prototype for many of Tolstoy's later characters who strive for moral perfection and the search for life's meaning.
• In this work, Tolstoy explores the theme of landowners' responsibility towards peasants, showing how Nekhlyudov attempts to improve the lives of his serfs.
• The piece demonstrates Tolstoy's early attempts to grapple with complex social and moral questions that would become central in his later works.
• «A Landowner's Morning» reflects Tolstoy's personal experience as a landowner who tried to reform his estates to improve the lives of the peasants.