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[https://spinetimes.pk/leo-tolstoy-a-legacy-of-peace-and-nonviolence/ by Nasir Imtiaz 1/18/25 THE SPINE TIMES] | [https://spinetimes.pk/leo-tolstoy-a-legacy-of-peace-and-nonviolence/ by Nasir Imtiaz 1/18/25 THE SPINE TIMES] | ||
Leo Tolstoy, renowned for his literary contributions, also advocated for peace and nonviolence. His experiences in war shaped his rejection of violence, promoting pacifism through works like "War and Peace" and "The Kingdom of God is Within You". Tolstoy’s ideas continue to inspire modern movements for social justice and global peace. | Leo Tolstoy, renowned for his literary contributions, also advocated for peace and nonviolence. His experiences in war shaped his rejection of violence, promoting pacifism through works like "War and Peace" and "The Kingdom of God is Within You". Tolstoy’s ideas continue to inspire modern movements for social justice and global peace. | ||
=====Wage Peace Not War. Leo Tolstoy and Mahatma Gandhi on Violence, Nonresistance, and Love===== | |||
[https://blogs.bl.uk/european/2024/09/wage-peace-not-war.html by Mahatma Gandhi 23/9/24 European Studies blog] | |||
The year was 1908. The shock waves of the 1905 Revolution still reverberated throughout the Russian Empire when two letters from an Indian revolutionary Taraknath Das reached Leo Tolstoy at home in Iasnaia Poliana. | |||
