This collection of Tolstoy short stories includes:- The Death of Ivan Ilyich
- The Forged Coupon
- After the Dance
- My Dream
- There Are No Guilty People
- The Young Tsar
They explore ethical and religious topics. The title story focuses on a man that is dying. He had risen up in society and made some sacrifices along the way. However, his death is now leading to the unwinding of life in the relative unknown.
Others somewhat seem to connect together. The people explore their state in life. In one story, the hangman undergoes a religious conversion. How will people be killed? In another the Tsar contemplates his experience and that of his people. The purpose of God and the needs of men towards other are explored in detail.
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