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Confession
LEO TOLSTOY
TranslaatnidoI nn trodubcyt ion
DAVID PATTERSON
NORTON COMPANY
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Thisi sa translatoifoI ns poveadsi' t a ppearisn T olstoyP'oSl noseo branie
sochinevnoiliu,m 2e3 (Moscow1,9 57)t,ow hicha cknowledgmiesnm ta de.
LibraorfyC ongresCsa talogiinnPg u blicatDiaotna
TolstoLye,o ,g raf1,8 28-1910.
Confession
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INTRODUCTION
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ITHE FAoLf1L 8 7t9hfi ef ty-onaeu-tyoehfaoW rra-r o ld
anPde a(c1e8 a6n9Ad)n nKaa re(n1i8nc7aa7 m)te ob elieve
thhaeht a adc coimsphnleodit nhigln ei a fntdh haitlse iw fas
meainng.lE eihstesorf twhoerswkeos u hladv aes esduh riam
permapnleaincntte h aen noafwl osr lleidrt atbuorttehse; t ified
tot hdee potfhh i gse nainucdsr teiavIiaftr yt.ai cshteiimecev nt
oft hmiasg nictaundnieon ltsll tei wi fitmhe antihennwg h,e irse
meainntgob ef uondS?u cihts h "euq estoifloe in"tf hTaotl stoy
addreisnhs iCesos n fesaqs uieosnats, ti iolmnee assts h sep .i rit
EnreJsS.ti mmhoandsse scrtihCbeoe ndf eass"s oinooenf
thneo blaenmsdot s cto uraugtteeoruaosnf mc aents,h eoutpour­
insog fa s opuelr plientx heeexd t rbeylmf ieeg 'rsep arto blem­
three laotfmi aontn ot hien fien-iyteetx ecwuithtce odm plete
snicerainhtdgiy ha tr.I"ti*a s t aolfme i dels ipfircirtitushaiels ,
inrgedioefwn htishc ahbd e efnre menitnit nhmgea ns ienh cis
you.At shs ucthhC,eo nfemsaskrisaot nu rnpioniignTn to ls'tso y
cocneransa na uthaonardtf, e 1r8 8h0ia st tewnatcsio onnc en­
traqtueiedtx iepc lliyat nadl meoxslctue slioyvnt hreei lgilofiue s
thhaetb eliteobv eei dd ezaeildnti hpee aanst.
Althotuhgeahrer pe a rableltewlteshet eno rmoefLn etvsi n
iAn nnKaa reanniTdno al sotwocnyo 'flncsit isnt hCea nfession,
*Enres1St.i mnmsoL,e oT olst(oByo sLtioltneBt:,r oawnnC do .19,4 6p).,3 26.
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INTRODUCT ION
thlea twtawesrr i tttwyeoen aa rfstt ehpreu bliocfta htferio moenr
anrde preams oerdneet vse loped trhqeeufl eescottlfiii oofnne 'osn
meainnagn tdh per obslreurmnosdu ifnag;i i tnhdetehde,s e are
prectihsdeeffii lcyu ltthicaeotsn fmraonnoytft hceh araicnt ers
hilsa fitceotrnii ,n cltuhdteii nctghl aer acThteDe erasot Ifhiv na n
Il'(i1c8ha8 n6F)da tSheerrg (i1u8s9a 6sw) e,al slB reuknhoivn
MastaenMdra n( 18a9n5Nd)e khlyiunRde osvu rr(e1c9t0i0o)n.
Aftceorm plAentniKana gr enTionlasa ttotye mtpodt oae f de w
idiycsl kletocfph eeass lainbftueh t,i p sr eoccwuiptafhta ,ii otnh
dea,t hanmde atnhoiefln e ig f maiddtei fficfuohlrit tm ow rite
ata .l l
Byt heen odf 1 87T7o lswtaodsye eeplneytn rchientd h e
coflnibcett ween rfeaai.sDt ouhnr itanhnwgedi notf1e 8r7 7-78,
foerxm aplheed, i d wsoormokent wpoi eecnetsi At Dleebda te
onF aiitnth h Ker emalniThdne I nterlionwc huithcoehsr est
fordtihs cuosffs aiibotenhts w beeelni evneornsb ealHniede vers.
thepnu t thesaes itpdobre eo grjieensc etfasoar rs c ehq tuoWe alr
anPde accael TlheDede cembbruihtsiw tsos ro,knt hnee nwo vel
waisn rtreupftooervd ae m ro nhit n stuhmermo ef18 7w8h ehne
wenotna r eilgiroeutstr oeS aatma ai rns outRhuesr.sSn ih raotly
aftheerr e tuhronmeoedn 3 Auguhsert e ccoinlaef de uwdi th
Tugrevnt ehat hafdos re lvaesnytteeeaIdern ns .F eobf1r8 u79,a ry
howehveec re,aw soerodkn Th eD ecembarlitsotgasen wtdih tehr­
ouetx pnlaat.i on
Tolsbteolyi tehvaetdo fto hneeet erqnuaels tfoierov nesr y
peristsohn ee x tteown htih ch es ervGeosdo rm ammoInt. was
witthh qiuse sitnmi ionntd h ahteb egparne parfaostrti iolnls
anoetrnh ov,te hloinsee n lteiOdtn eH undYreeadTr hsen. e w
worwkat sob ea boPuettt ehGrer e,ba utbtyt hseu mmoef1r8 79
Tolsfteholeydt i ndo hta vtehs et retnocg ottnhi ntuhpeer oject.
On1 4J unheew enotns tainltolhr eeirlg iroeeutasrtt h,ti ismt eo
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INTRODUCT ION
thCea vMeo nearsiytnK iev,h ewf hoeusrniedlm empo nlkisv ing
theliiriv eknes ie npwgi tthh" ea ncCihernitws at.yiTs"ah nte r ip
toK ierve vithaislspi iszromei udct ht hhaent o hwa tdh set rength
tob recaokm plweitttehhOle ry t hoCdhuorx,cw hherehuesp eotn
outtos hotwh attht ee aigcnsho ft hCehu rcwhe rneo atta ll
consiwsitttehhGn eot s pTeobl e�. u rtehC,eo nfewsasosir oing i­
nalsluyb tAintI lnetdr odtuoac nUt nipounb lWiosrhkte,hd a t
worbke iAnngI nvestoifDg oagtmiaoThtnei ocl oignwy h,i ch
Tolsutnodye rotnooeofh k is se vaetrtaalc tkhsCe h oucnrh.
Aftceorm pilnaegr t oudgrhao fftt hC eo nfeasttsh ieeon nd
of1 87T9o,l srteovyii btsyde rda woinmn aget rfiraolhm ii sn com­
pleatuet obioegsrsa"apWyhh,iaA ctmaI l?T "h Ceo nfewsassi on
supptoohs aevadep peian1r 8e8di2 na ni ssoufRe u ssmkyasyal ',
budtu teod icffiulwtiittehhsc e e nisdtoi rnd o atp puentai1rl8 84,
wheinwt a psu bliiGsneh ende.I v stah obuenl odt tehdta htpe ic ee
dindo bte tarht eli eCt onfeusnsitiilcto a nm ei ntoh uGete neva
edi.t ion
In otrosd heorww ha tt hcee nsfooursn odo bjectionable
aobutth Ceo nfeismtsa ibyoeh n e,l ptofr uelp rohdeutrchefiee sr t
page tfhGreeo nmee vdai ,tw ihoiwncahss u pptoohs aevsdee rved
asa ni tnrodutcott hiaeob no rRtuesdse idaint ion:
"Itnh wiosrb kyC ouLn.Nt . T olswthoiywc,eha rpeu blish­
ing thheerurenoe,fl bdesf tohrreee atdheiertn erdnraalom faa
mihgyt sioanul illt s depprtuohnf dyawi,nit dta hli ltt se rrainbdl e
tratguirc.mT ohiiislas s oguilf wtieatdw h e aolfct rhe aptoiwveer ,
strisvieinh nciegsa ryleiaetrsostw saerldf -tpi;ebo rnuhfteie a scl so
as oeudlu cianst uerdnr doisuwn hgeervee rlyioavnceecs o rtdoi ng
his obraiisngiwsch, i ncohot n lhya vneo thtiodn ogw itthh e
teaicnhogfsd octbruiftno terh meo spta arrtie no ppostiot ion
them-'whtehrteee vaiecnrhog fsd otcrienxei st: formally �nd
coltdaluyg' hstu,p pboyr tfetodhr octseee,ai cnahgrsne o t opfa rt
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INTRODUCT ION
thleei o fft hpee oapnltedh ree tliaoanmosn tgeh m.'
"Hreeu nfoltdhdser aomfaas owuhlho asso ufgrhothm i s
earlyieeatsrhtse tpota rtu,hot rah st haeuh torre fteoir t's,t he
meanoiflne ig.Tf 'hi isas s osutlr iwviitanhltg lhs et reonfhg itsh
inneenre trogwya trhldei gwhhitcs hh ahpieamsn d ehdiiasfi­ c
ti;oh nes trniovl eebssy sm e aonfass cniteialficlcoylr da,ta ilo,n
abstirnavcets ttihgauatlt tieiolmlnyae tatdoGs o da nddi vine
tru.It ithts r uaml ayg nidfircaefmnoatr anyolnievs iownuhglo se
hatsh peo wteour n derstpaenrdci etaiisnnv dne e ri nmigeit;as n
writbtyte hnhe a nodf wohnoeh iemlslfei dvt hroaulgilht s
inetrncaoills litoonrsm,ae nnadtog sn ibeyts h,he a nodof u irne gn­
iowursi tUendres.ru cchi mrscatuncwehsa teovnmeegir h sta y
abotuhtwi osrw ko usledes mpu eurofl.uN seveerlt,ewh sews istho
wartnhr ee andoetr tot hmemsia tkawekh eii csshoe asmialdye
bya nyownhepo i cukpasn epwu ibcla,tw ihoentihdtee raw list h
heratlneastsu wriett hhos erp iwrhiitict,shh ree aolflm i teer.a tur
Thmei asktset efmrso mm atnhnieen r wthhirece ha dert hter eats
work,w ahyte ha ep proiaatcn htdeh tseh ihnegd se mands from
itN.o tihnogft hsaotsr hto duilsdtt hoaeruh tot rt'hso tusng;oh th­
insgh opuelrdvo eror bts ctuhtrere mu eea noifhn i,gsw osrukc,h
aso uprr oenccepatcicoionnrtsgdow hiwcehm avyi etwhw eo rk
wheenvewre teeintrw itahr biqtureasrwtyhi iotcnhhsae uh tor
doensow ti sthoa snwearn wdi twhhi chhe d indo ttih ntko
concheiremnfls ."*
Finalmlabyy,e a sikwteh de tThoelrse tvoaeycr t ufaolulnyd
thmee anoiflne igo f rt hter huh tes ohutgW.h ateivsse arii nd
thriesrg dai,it cs l eahre ct othnianthu iessde aurncthhii ls death
in19 10h: iwsa asl icfhea racatsme urcibhzy se edke inagsb y
findiIndnge.et dhm,ee anhiewn agss t rifvoriren vgie taslmesol rfe
*TransflroaNmt.N e .Gd u seLevv N,i kolaevTioclhs tvooy3,l( .M osc1o93w)6,,
P·953·
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INTRODUCTION
inth see atrhcaihnnt hdei scoavnaedsr kyti,hn qegu esotflie io fn
imso rvei ttahlaan sn weriitFn.ogi r it bs y r aitshiqenu ge stion
thtahtse p iernigtai ginet ssst rufgovgrol ieacs et,r utghgfialnted s
itesx preisnws oirosknus ca hst hCeo nfession.

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JAS BTAIPZEaDne dd uciantth eOedr thoCdhorxi stian
fa.iE tvheansa c hialndtd h roumgyha oduotl esacnedn ce
youItw has sc hoiontl heOedr thobdeol.xiB euwfths eant
the oafg ee iIgl hetfete nm y sesctouandttdi h euyesnie vaerr ­of
si*t yhI,a l do asltbl e liinwe haft Ih abde etnah utg.
Jdugifnrgow mh aItc arne memIbn eerv,re era hlalady
serbileoiuIess f i.lm ytp rtuesidnw hat I thaaudag nhbidten e n
thteh ismn yeg ldaedrhset roBe.ude t v etnht irswu asvtse srhya ky.
Ir ememtbhewatrh eInw aesl eveno laydh e iagrhs- school
bonya meVodol d'iknMa. n,o wl onsgie nd ceavdi,s uisto ende
Suanydw itahna nnouncoeftm helena ttd eisstc omvaedarety
schTohQdeIi .os vcewrayts h tahte irnseoG oda ntdh tahtte ih nsg
thewye rtee aicnuhgsw erneo itnhbgu t fa(ihtriyws a istn a les
183t8I )r .e memhboewtrh niesw csa pttuhreet dei ronefms yt
oldberro tthheeervyse l;ne m tei non t hediirsi counIsrs sme.e m­
betrh waetw erev earlyl eaxntcdahi twt eet do otkhn iesw s to
beb otqhu ietneg aagniednn grt eiploys sible.
Ia lrseom emtbhteeir wm hee nm yo ldberro tDhmeirtw rhio,
watsh aetnth uen eirvssiudtdeyn,gl ayhv �eis eolvfte ofr a iwtihht
*On1 2.A pr1i8l4T 7o lsatsokpyee dr mitsows iitohndf rraotwmhU en iveorfs ity
Kazfaonhr e arletahs Sohnosra.tf ltye rwhaerr edt utrotn heTedo lsetsotayat t e
YasnPaoylay 1a3nm0ai lfersoM mo scow.
tOn2. 5M ayo fth yiesTa orl sgtroayn'dsm doiteHhdee.prr a ssfiilnlhgei dwm i th
horarnoldre hfitpm r eoccwuiptdihee afdto hmr o ntahfst erward.
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