,AU?OR'S ,PREFACE 

#ahigahig 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,?IS BOOK ( M9E1 0,:AT IS ,>T80 APPE>S N[ = ! 
FIR/ TIME 9 ITS TRUE =M4 ,MORE ?AN ONE $ITION HAS 
ALREADY BE5 ISSU$ 9 ,RUSSIA1 BUT 9 EA* CASE IT HAS BE5 
SO MUTILAT$ BY ! 0,C5SOR10 ?AT ,I REQUE/ ALL :O >E 
9T]E/$ 9 MY VIEWS ON >T ONLY TO JUDGE ( !M BY 
! WORK 9 ITS PRES5T %APE4 ,! CAUSES :I* L$ TO 
! PUBLICATION ( ! BOOK--) MY NAME ATTA*$ TO 
IT--9 A MUTILAT$ =M1 W]E ! FOLL[+3--,9 ACCORDANCE 
) A DECISION ,I >RIV$ AT LONG AGO1--NOT TO SUBMIT 
MY WRIT+S TO ! 0,C5SOR%IP0 7:I* ,I CONSID] TO BE 
AN IMMORAL & IRRATIONAL 9/ITUTION71 BUT TO PR9T !M 
ONLY 9 ! %APE 9 :I* !Y W]E WRITT51--,I 9T5D$ 
NOT TO ATTEMPT TO PR9T ?IS WORK 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,H[EV]1 
MY GOOD ACQUA9TANCE ,PR(ESSOR ,GROTE1 $ITOR ( A ,MOSC[ 
PSY*OLOGICAL MAGAZ9E1 HAV+ HE>D ( ! CONT5TS ( MY 
WORK1 ASK$ ME TO PR9T IT 9 HIS MAGAZ9E1 & PROMIS$ 
ME ?AT HE W\LD GET ! BOOK ?R\< ! 0,C5SOR'S0 
(FICE UNMUTILAT$ IF ,I W\LD BUT AGREE TO A FEW V]Y 
UNIMPORTANT ALT]ATIONS1 M]ELY TON+ D[N C]TA9 EXPRESSIONS4 
,I WAS WEAK 5\< TO AGREE TO ?IS1 & IT 
HAS RESULT$ 9 A BOOK APPE>+1 UND] MY NAME1 FROM 
:I* NOT ONLY HAVE SOME ESS5TIAL ?\<TS BE5 EXCLUD$1 
BUT 9TO :I* ! ?\<TS ( O!R M5--EV5 ?\<TS 
UTT]LY OPPOS$ TO MY [N CONVICTIONS--HAVE BE5 9TRODUC$4 

XXXIV,! ?+ OCCURR$ 9 ?IS WAY4 ,FIR/1 ,GROTE S(T5$ 
MY EXPRESSIONS1 & 9 SOME CASES WEAK5$ !M4 ,= 
9/ANCE1 HE REPLAC$ ! WORDS3 ALWAYS BY SOMETIMES1 ALL 
BY SOME1 ,*UR* RELIGION BY ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC RELIGION1 
0,MO!R ( ,GOD0 BY ,MADONNA1 PATRIOTISM BY PSEUDO-PATRIOTISM1 
PALACES BY PALATII1.<#b.> ETC41 & ,I DID NOT CONSID] 
IT NECESS>Y TO PROTE/4 ,BUT :5 ! BOOK WAS ALREADY 
9 TYPE1 ! ,C5SOR REQUIR$ ?AT :OLE S5T5CES %\LD 
BE ALT]$1 & ?AT 9/EAD ( :AT ,I SAID AB\T ! EVIL 
( L&$ PROP]TY1 A REM>K %\LD BE SUB/ITUT$ ON ! 
EVILS ( A L&LESS PROLET>IAT4.<#c.> ,I AGRE$ TO ?IS ALSO & 
TO SOME FUR!R ALT]ATIONS4 ,IT SEEM$ NOT WOR? :ILE 
TO UPSET ! :OLE AFFAIR = ! SAKE ( ONE S5T5CE1 & 
:5 ONE ALT]ATION HAD BE5 AGRE$ TO IT SEEM$ NOT 
WOR? :ILE TO PROTE/ AGA9/ A SECOND & A ?IRD4 ,SO1 
LITTLE BY LITTLE1 EXPRESSIONS CREPT 9TO ! BOOK :I* 
ALT]$ ! S5SE & ATTRIBUT$ ?+S TO ME ?AT ,I C\LD 
NOT HAVE WI%$ TO SAY4 ,SO ?AT BY ! TIME ! BOOK 
WAS PR9T$ IT HAD BE5 DEPRIV$ ( SOME P>T ( ITS 
9TEGRITY & S9C]ITY4 ,BUT !RE WAS CONSOLATION 9 ! 
?\<T ?AT ! BOOK1 EV5 9 ?IS =M1 IF IT CONTA9S 
SOME?+ ?AT IS GOOD1 W\LD BE ( USE TO ,RUSSIAN READ]S 
:OM IT W\LD O!RWISE NOT HAVE REA*$4 ,?+S1 H[EV]1 
XXXVTURN$ \T O!RWISE4 ,N\S COMPTIONS SANS NOT] 
HOTE4 ,AFT] ! LEGAL T]M ( F\R DAYS HAD ALREADY ELAPS$1 
! BOOK WAS SEIZ$1 &1 ON 9/RUCTIONS RECEIV$ FROM 
,PET]SBURG1 IT WAS H&$ OV] TO ! 0,SPIRITUAL ,C5SOR40 
,!N ,GROTE DECL9$ ALL FUR!R P>TICIPATION 9 ! AFFAIR1 
& ! 0,SPIRITUAL ,C5SOR0 PROCE$$ TO DO :AT HE W\LD 
) ! BOOK4 ,! 0,SPIRITUAL ,C5SOR%IP0 IS ONE ( ! 
MO/ IGNORANT1 V5AL1 /UPID1 & DESPOTIC 9/ITUTIONS 9 
,RUSSIA4 ,BOOKS :I* DISAGREE 9 ANY WAY ) ! RECOGNIZ$ 
/ATE RELIGION ( ,RUSSIA1 IF ONCE IT GETS HOLD ( !M1 
>E ALMO/ ALWAYS TOTALLY SUPPRESS$ & BURNT2 :I* IS 
:AT HAPP5$ TO ALL MY RELIGI\S WORKS :5 ATTEMPTS 
W]E MADE TO PR9T !M 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,PROBABLY A SIMIL> 
FATE W\LD HAVE OV]TAK5 ?IS WORK ALSO1 HAD NOT ! 
$ITORS ( ! MAGAZ9E EMPLOY$ ALL MEANS TO SAVE IT4 
,! RESULT ( !IR EF=TS WAS ?AT ! 0,SPIRITUAL ,C5SOR10 
A PRIE/ :O PROBABLY UND]/&S >T & IS 9T]E/$ 9 
>T AS MU* AS ,I UND]/& OR AM 9T]E/$ 9 *UR* 
S]VICES1 BUT :O GETS A GOOD SAL>Y = DE/ROY+ :ATEV] 
IS LIKELY TO DISPLEASE HIS SUP]IORS1 /RUCK \T ALL ?AT 
SEEM$ TO HIM TO 5DANG] HIS POSITION1 & SUB/ITUT$ 
HIS ?\<TS = M9E :]EV] HE CONSID]$ IT NECESS>Y 
TO DO SO4 ,= 9/ANCE1 :]E ,I SPEAK ( ,*RI/ GO+ TO 
! ,CROSS = ! SAKE ( ! TRU? ,HE PR(ESS$1 ! 
0,C5SOR0 SUB/ITUT$ A /ATEM5T ?AT ,*RI/ DI$ = 
MANK9D1 I4E4 HE ATTRIBUT$ TO ME AN ASS]TION ( ! 
DOGMA ( ! ,R$EMPTION1 :I* ,I CONSID] TO BE ONE 
( ! MO/ UNTRUE & H>MFUL ( ,*UR* DOGMAS4 ,AFT] 
CORRECT+ ! BOOK 9 ?IS WAY1 ! 0,SPIRITUAL ,C5SOR0 
ALL[$ IT TO BE PR9T$4 

,TO PROTE/ 9 ,RUSSIA IS IMPOSSIBLE1 NO NEWSPAP] W\LD 
PUBLI% SU* A PROTE/1 & TO )DRAW MY BOOK FROM ! 
MAGAZ9E & PLACE ! $ITOR 9 AN AWKW>D POSITION ) 
! PUBLIC WAS ALSO NOT POSSIBLE4 

,SO ! MATT] HAS REMA9$4 ,A BOOK HAS APPE>$ UND] 
XXXVIMY NAME CONTA9+ ?\<TS ATTRIBUT$ TO ME :I* >E 
NOT M9E4 

,I WAS P]SUAD$ TO GIVE MY >TICLE TO A ,RUSSIAN MAGAZ9E1 
9 ORD] ?AT MY ?\<TS1 :I* MAY BE USEFUL1 %\LD 
BECOME ! POSSESSION ( ,RUSSIAN READ]S2 & ! RESULT 
HAS BE5 ?AT MY NAME IS AFFIX$ TO A WORK FROM :I* 
IT MI<T BE ASSUM$ ?AT ,I QUITE >BITR>ILY ASS]T ?+S 
CONTR>Y TO ! G5]AL OP9ION1 )\T ADDUC+ MY 
REASONS2 ?AT ,I ONLY CONSID] FALSE PATRIOTISM BAD1 BUT PATRIOTISM 
9 G5]AL A V]Y GOOD FEEL+2 ?AT ,I M]ELY D5Y ! 
ABSURDITIES ( ! ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC ,*UR* & DISBELIEVE 
9 ! ,MADONNA1 BUT ?AT ,I BELIEVE 9 ! ,OR?ODOX ,EA/]N 
FAI? & 9 ! 0,MO!R ( ,GOD02 ?AT ,I CONSID] ALL ! 
WRIT+S COLLECT$ 9 ! ,BIBLE TO BE HOLY BOOKS1 & SEE 
! *IEF IMPORTANCE ( ,*RI/'S LIFE 9 ! ,R$EMPTION ( 
MANK9D BY HIS DEA?4 

,I HAVE N>RAT$ ALL ?IS 9 SU* DETAIL BECAUSE IT /RIK+LY 
ILLU/RATES ! 9DUBITABLE TRU?1 ?AT ALL COMPROMISE 
) 9/ITUTIONS ( :I* Y\R CONSCI5CE DISAPPROVES1--COMPROMISES 
:I* >E USUALLY MADE = ! SAKE ( ! 
G5]AL GOOD1--9/EAD ( PRODUC+ ! GOOD Y\ EXPECT$1 
9EVITABLY LEAD Y\ NOT ONLY TO ACKN[L$GE ! 9/ITUTION 
Y\ DISAPPROVE (1 BUT ALSO TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! EVIL ?AT 
9/ITUTION PRODUCES4 

,I AM GLAD TO BE ABLE BY ?IS /ATEM5T AT LEA/ TO DO 
SOME?+ TO CORRECT ! ]ROR 9TO :I* ,I WAS L$ BY 
MY COMPROMISE4 

,I HAVE ALSO TO M5TION ?AT BESIDES RE9/AT+ ! P>TS 
EXCLUD$ BY ! ,C5SOR FROM ! ,RUSSIAN $ITIONS1 O!R 
CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS ( IMPORTANCE HAVE BE5 MADE 9 
?IS $ITION4 

,LEO ,TOL/OY4 

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