The Latest Breaking News from Leo Tolstoy

Wait, men can lactate?

It is possible for men to lactate — but the science behind it is not as simple as you might think

Salon · May 28, 2022

Where the West and China Find Common Ground

A striking new translation of Chinese fairy tales shows a shared folkloric tradition.

Foreign Policy · May 14, 2022

The Coup in the Kremlin

How Putin and the Security Services Captured the Russian State

Foreign Affairs · May 10, 2022

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Germany ‘ready’ to ban Russian oil

Ukraine news from May 2: Economy minister says Berlin could back embargo, as EU energy ministers debate fresh sanctions.

Al Jazeera · May 2, 2022

Friends no longer, Ukraine removes Russian statues and street names

One village now has a Boris Johnson Street, though some say erasing the likes of Tolstoy is going too far

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2022

What's in a name? Ukraine plans to rename streets linked to Russia

A number of Ukrainian cities plan to rename streets and squares associated with Russia under a process of "derussification" following Moscow's invasion.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2022

Anna Karenina review – this striking, steamy, seductive ballet is a masterpiece

The Australian Ballet, SydneyYuri Possokhov’s beautiful and distilled version of Leo Tolstoy’s epic tale sees the magnificent Robyn Hendricks in the titular role, alongside rising star Callum Linnane as Count Vronksy

The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2022

How should Dostoevsky and Tolstoy be read during Russia's war against Ukraine?

As someone who teaches Russian literature, I can’t help but process the world through the country’s novels, stories, poems and plays, even at a time when Russian cultural productions are being canceled around the world.

The Conversation · Apr 6, 2022

‘Mad Max’ Oral History Revisits a Furious Road Trip

“Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’” by Kyle Buchanan (William Morrow): Leo Tolstoy’s adage that “each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” is inverted in the making-of film book genre: They are all unhappy in the same way.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 22, 2022