Those last days of my girlhood were extraordinarily intense, lit by a dazzling brightness and a sudden awakening of the soul. I have had this same se… - Sophia Tolstaya
" "Those last days of my girlhood were extraordinarily intense, lit by a dazzling brightness and a sudden awakening of the soul. I have had this same sense of spiritual elation on two other occasions in my life, and it was these rare and extraordinary awakenings of the soul that have done more than anything else to convince me that it has an independent life of its own that it is immortal, and it is when the body dies and it is liberated that it finds its freedom.
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About Sophia Tolstaya
Countess Sophia Andreyevna Tolstaya (née Behrs; 22 August 1844 – 4 November 1919), was a Russian diarist, and the wife of Leo Tolstoy.
Also Known As
Native Name:
Софья Толстая
Alternative Names:
Sonya Tolstoy
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Sophia Tolstay
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Sofia Tolstaya
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Sophia Andreyevna Bers
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Sof'â Andreevna Tolstaâ
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Sofia Andreevna Tolstaia
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Sofya Andreyevna Tolstaya
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Countess Sophia Andreyevna Tolstaya
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L.N. said that before one spoke about women's inequality and oppression one should first talk about people's inequality in general. And he said that if a woman raises this question herself, there is something immodest, unwomanly and impertinent about it. I think he is right. It's not freedom we women need, but help. Help mainly in educating our sons, setting them on the right road of life, influencing them to be brave, independent, hardworking and honest.
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