L. N. Tolstoy and N. G. Chernyshevsky: Attractions and Repulsions — Personal and Literary

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the relationship between L. N. Tolstoy and N. G. Chernyshevsky. The paper provides a thorough study of the evidence left by the two thinkers regarding each other, analyzes in detail their correspondence for the 1850s and 1860s with various cultural figures, traces all stages of the personal and creative dialogue of the two writers. The objective of the article includes the study of the relationship between Tolstoy and Chernyshevsky, both before and after their personal meeting. The paper presents a detailed analysis of the reviews left by Chernyshevsky about Tolstoy on the pages of the Sovremennik magazine. The author of the article clarifies many aspects of the relationship between the two writers, focuses on their ideological and sociopolitical views, shows their points of contact and irreconcilable differences.