Project Gutenberg 2012-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 187 Tolstoy, Leo, graf 1828 1910 Толстой, Лев Николаевич Tolstoi, Leo Tolstoy, Lev N. Tolstoï, Léon Tolstoy, Graf Leo Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevic Fifield, A. C. (Arthur Charles) 1868 1945 Fifield, Arthur Charles A. C. F. Mayo, Isabella Fyvie 1843 1914 Garrett, Edward I. F. M. (Isabella Fyvie Mayo) What Shall We Do? Produced by Jana Srna, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "What Shall We Do?" by Leo Tolstoy is a reflective essay written in the late 19th century. The work explores the profound social injustices faced by the impoverished in Moscow, as the author grapples with the moral implications of wealth and the plight of those in dire need. It critiques the societal structures that perpetuate suffering and highlights the inherent responsibility of individuals to act against these wrongs. The opening portion of the book describes Tolstoy's arrival in Moscow and his shock at the abject poverty surrounding him. He encounters beggars who navigate the streets in unique and desperate ways, symbolizing the complex social hierarchies and the often-unseen struggles of urban life. As he observes the homeless and destitute, Tolstoy reflects on the law prohibiting begging and the apparent indifference of society toward such suffering. He documents his observations with empathy, detailing encounters with and the stories of destitute individuals who scrape by in a city that is rich in resources but poor in compassion. This sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the connection between wealth, moral duty, and societal change as the narrative unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38690/38690-h/images/title-page.jpg en Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917 DK Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European 676769 676767 2024-09-16T09:53:32.686709 2023-09-17T04:57:34.872743 text/html text/html 680506 2012-01-27T11:13:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 254320 2012-01-27T11:13:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 276260 2024-09-16T09:53:40.191628 application/epub+zip 284538 2024-09-16T09:53:33.856659 application/epub+zip 284538 2024-09-16T09:53:33.260700 application/epub+zip 469053 2024-09-16T09:53:45.454617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410842 2024-09-16T09:53:39.541667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411068 2022-09-17T15:52:29.690228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 631558 631340 2024-09-16T09:53:31.676705 2023-09-17T04:57:33.981713 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 631370 2012-01-27T11:13:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 223049 2012-01-27T11:13:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19695 2024-09-16T09:53:45.620603 application/rdf+xml 7733 2024-09-16T09:53:33.356676 image/jpeg 1856 2024-09-16T09:53:33.308666 image/jpeg 257961 2024-09-16T09:53:32.745692 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia