About this item
This new book from the critically acclaimed author of THE WIVES 2012 and SOPHIA TOLSTOY A BIOGRAPHY 2010 sheds light on one of the most unusual relationships in literary history, which has been steeped in secrecy for more than a century. On the snowy morning of February 8, 1897, the Petersburg secret police were following Tolstoys every move. At sixty-nine, Russias most celebrated writer was being treated like a major criminal. Prominent Russians were always watched, but Tolstoy earned particular scrutiny.
About the Author
ALEXANDRA POPOFF is the award-winning author of literary biographies SOPHIA TOLSTOY (2010) , THE WIVES (a best WSJ non-fiction title for 2012) , and of TOLSTOY'S FALSE DISCIPLE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF LEO TOLSTOY AND VLADIMIR CHERTKOV (2014) .
She began her career as a journalist working in Moscow. As an Alfred Friendly Press Fellow she published her work in The Philadelphia Inquirer and its Sunday magazine. She also contributed to The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, The Globe and Mail, National Post, and The Boston Globe. Popoff lives in Canada.
