Alyosha the Pot

"Alyosha the Pot" (Russian: Алёша Горшок [Alyosha Gorshok]) is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy in 1905 about the life and death of a simple, uncomplaining worker. It was published after Tolstoy's death in 1911 and received high praise from Tolstoy's contemporaries. D. S. Mirsky considered it "a masterpiece of rare perfection." Alyosha's simple life, soft-spoken manner, and calm acceptance of death epitomizes Tolstoyan principles.

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