Sukhotina-Tolstaya, T.L. Friends and Guests of Yasnaya Polyana (Druzya i gosti Yasnoy Polyany), 1923. In Russian

Сухотина-Толстая Т.Л. Друзья и гости Ясной Поляны. Прижизненное издание автора.
Москва: Колос, 1923 г.
200с. Издательская обложка, уменьшенный формат.
Тираж 1000 экз.
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[Lifetime edition] Sukhotina-Tolstaya, T.L. Druzya i gosti Yasnoy Polyany. [Friends and Guests of Yasnaya Polyana].
Moscow: Kolos, 1923.
200 p. Publisher's cover, reduced format.
Print run: 1,000 copies.

This 1923 publication, "Friends and Guests of Yasnaya Polyana," is a rare lifetime edition of memoirs by Tatyana Lvovna Sukhotina-Tolstaya (1864–1950), the eldest daughter and confidante of Leo Tolstoy. Written and published during her tenure as the last pre-Soviet keeper of the Yasnaya Polyana estate museum (1917–1923), the book offers intimate, firsthand accounts of the famous visitors and family friends who shaped the intellectual and cultural life at her father's home. Published in Moscow by "Kolos" in a modest edition of 1,000 copies shortly before the author's emigration, this work is a primary source of exceptional historical value. It provides unique insights into Tolstoy's personal circle and the final years of the estate as a living cultural center. Its status as a fragile, paper-covered publication from the early Soviet period, combined with its direct provenance, makes it a sought-after collectible for Tolstoy scholars, historians of Russian literature, and specialists in memoir literature.