Repentance (story)
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"Repentance" (Russian: "Кающийся грешник", sometimes translated as "The Repentant Sinner") is a short story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy first published in 1886 by Intermediary.: 26 The story details the difficulties of a repentant sinner's attempts to enter Heaven. Like several other of Tolstoy's stories, it was based on folklore and religious tales.: 121