“Artistic Heritage of L.N. Tolstoy in the contemporary civilization development”
Date: September 8-10, 2012
Place: Tula State Pedagogical University
The conference is organized to actualize artistic heritage of the great writer, thinker and educator; to generalize Russian and world experience of Tolstoy studies; to develop new ways of research the creativity of great humanist and to build new ways in his heritage studies based on the best traditions of Russian and world science.
The work of the conference will be organized along the following panel discussions:
- Philosophy and Religious Studies
- History and Political Science
- Study of Literature
- Linguistics
- Pedagogy, Study of Culture and Museum Studies
Range of problems:
- L.N. Tolstoy’s philosophical, ethical and religious views in the context of historical and contemporary Christian experience
- Lev Tolstoy and his time
- L.N. Tolstoy and world culture
- L.N. Tolstoy in the context of historical development of Russia
- L.N. Tolstoy’s artistic world
- L.N. Tolstoy’s existential insights: life and death in the lifetime and artistic heritage
- Philological aspects of the research of the L.N. Tolstoy’s creative work
- Language and style of L.N. Tolstoy’s works of different periods;
- Linguistic-culturological, sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic interpretation of L.N. Tolstoy’s works
- L.N. Tolstoy and folklore
- Tolstoy’s text as an object of lexicography
- Translation problems of L.N. Tolstoy’s works
8. Tolstoy’s text and a foreign reader
9. L.N. Tolstoy, his ancestors, contemporaries and followers
10. L.N. Tolstoy’s pedagogical heritage in schools and universities
11. L.N. Tolstoy’s museums: problems of studying and preservation of writer’s heritage
Based on the results of the conference a collection of papers will be published.
The program of the conference will be complemented by the cultural program that includes a tour «Cathedrals and monuments of Tula», a visit to the State Memorial and Natural Preserve Museum-Estate of Leo Tolstoy “Yasnaya Polyana”.
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Agenda
September 7
Arrival of conference participants
September 8
11.00 Plenary Session – Part 1
14.00 Plenary Session – Part 2
17.00 Gala Dinner
September 9 (L.N. Tolstoy’s Birthday)
10.00 State Memorial and Natural Preserve Museum-Estate of L.N. Tolstoy
“Yasnaya Polyana” (presentation of scientists and culture figures, wreath-
laying ceremony on the L.N. Tolstoy’s grave, Tolstoy celebration)
programme)
September 10
10.00 – 15.00 Panel Discussions
16.00 – 18.00 Workshop with famous scientists in the field of Tolstoy’s life
18.00 – 19.00 XXXIII International Tolstoy Readings summing up
September 11
Departure of conference participants