A Lion in the Shadow of a Lion

In 1869, in the family of Leo Nikolaevich and Sofya Andreyevna Tolstoy, the third son was born, named after his father. He tried to become a doctor, a writer, a sculptor, a public and political figure. But everywhere he was accepted only as the son of the great writer, Leo Tolstoy the little. He was jokingly called Tiger Tigrovich. In the end — unfulfilled dreams and a broken life. Love for his father turned into hatred... Pavel Basinsky is a writer, journalist, and literary scholar. Laureate of the “Big Book” award. His fascinating documentary research on the life and work of Leo Tolstoy has raised a new wave of interest in the phenomenon of the “Yasnaya Polyana apostle.” “A Lion in the Shadow of a Lion” continues the series “Tolstoy: A New Perspective,” which began with the book “The Real Story of Anna Karenina.”