THE INTERNATIONAL LEO TOLSTOY FORUM

Dear friends,
You are kindly invited by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation,  the Government of Moscow, the State Museum of Leo Tolstoy in Moscow, the Museum and Estate of Leo Tolstoy “Yasnaya Poliana”, the State Pedagogical University named after L.N.Tolstoy in Tula, the Institute of Languages and Cultures named after Leo Tolstoy in Moscow, the Institute of Philosophy of Russia’s Academy of Sciences, , the Institute for the World Literature of Russia’s Academy of Sciences to take part in THE INTERNATIONAL LEO TOLSTOY FORUM commemorating the centennial of Leo Tolstoy’s death.

The Forum subject:  «Leo Tolstoy and the Move of the Epochs:  the Philosophical, Religious and Moral Aspects of the Heritage of the Thinker and Writer».
The Forum dates: November 20-25, 2010.
The Forum venues: Leo Tolstoy Memorial “Astapovo”  (“Lev Tolstoy” railroad station in the Lipetsk region) – the Museum and Estate of Leo Tolstoy “Yasnaya Poliana”, – the State Pedagogical University named after Tolstoy in Tula – the House of Nationalities (Moscow) – the State Museum of Leo Tolstoy (Moscow).

Transportation, hotel and catering  costs to be borne by the Forum participants.

The Forum topics: – The Philosophical, Religious and Moral Aspects of Leo Tolstoy’s views as seen in the context of the cultural, historical and contemporary spiritual experience. – Leo Tolstoy and the social and philosophic conceptions. – Leo Tolstoy’s philosophic and anthropological conception: XIX century and the post modern epoch. – Leo Tolstoy’s philosophy of non violence and the problems of tolerance in the modern society. – The ethics and philosophy of  Leo Tolstoy’s teaching on death as seen in the context of the world tanathology. – The philosophical, culturological, literary and art aspects of Leo Tolstoy’s works. – The language of the literary, religious and philosophic works of Leo Tolstoy.– The philosophy of history in the works of  Leo Tolstoy  and the problems of contemporary cultural and historical development. – The destiny of the philosophic and religious heritage of Leo Tolstoy  in Russia and abroad.– Leo Tolstoy and Christianity.– Leo Tolstoy and the Church.– Leo Tolstoy, the culture of non violence and the roads of development of the world civilization. – Leo Tolstoy and the philosophical thinkers in Russia and abroad. – Leo Tolstoy’s pedagogical views and the philosophy of the contemporary education.

THE INTERNATIONAL LEO TOLSTOY FORUM will be held  in two stages: Stage I.   November 20   (the date of the death of Tolstoy in the new calendar which  corresponds to November 7 in the old calendar). The venue of Stage I is planned to be     “Lev Tolstoy” railroad station in the Lipetsk region (this station where Leo Tolstoy died was formerly  named “Astapovo”. The Day of Memory for L.N. Tolstoy. The inauguration of The Tolstoy Culture and Education Center and of the philosophic exhibition “The Astapovo Meridian. On the Way to Eternity”.
November 21 – 22 ноября: transfer to the city of Tula.  The State Pedagogical University  named after Leo Tolstoy (125 Lenin Ave. Tula).
November 21  – The inauguration of the Forum and the XXXIII International Tolstoy readings. The panel: “The problems of philosophic research related to the works of Tolstoy”.
November 22 – (The burial day of Tolstoy) – the Museum and Estate of Leo Tolstoy “Yasnaya Poliana”. Leo Tolstoy Memorial Day.Stage II.
November 24-25: Moscow. The Forum continues.  The IV Tolstoy International Congress.
November 24 ноября. The House of Nationalities (4 Novaya Basmannaya street, Moscow). The inauguration of the IV Tolstoy International Congress. Plenary session.  Tolstoy memorial  concert dedicated to the centennial of Tolstoy death.   «The Word about Tolstoy”. Performance of artists from Moscow.
November 25.  The State Museum of Leo Tolstoy (11 Prechistenka street, Moscow). The congress continues. Plenary meeting and work in sections. The closing of the Forum.
THE FORUM PARTICIPANTS ARE ENTITLED TO CHOSE WHETHER TO JOIN STAGE I OR STAGE II OF THE FORUM,  OR TAKE PART IN ALL FORUM EVENTS.

The Forum participation fee for Stage I is 1000 rubles to be paid either at registration, or by bank transfer to the bank account of the State Pedagogical University  in Tula.
The Forum participation fee for Stage II is 1000 rubles to be paid either at registration, or by two bank transfers: first, to the bank account of the State Leo Tolstoy Museum in Moscow (500 rubles), and second,  and to the bank account of the Institute of Languages and Cultures named after Leo Tolstoy in Moscow (500 rubles).

PLEASE NOTE THE BANK REFERENCES IN THE END OF THIS LETTER.

THE COLLECTED MATERIALS OF THE III TOLSTOY CONGRESS WIIL BE OFFERED TO THE FORUM PARTICIPANTS  AT REGISTRATION
( FREE FOR THE AUTHORS).

The itinerary.Arrival of the participants:
–        November 19, 2010 -  to the city of Tula (the State Pedagogical University  named after L.N.Tolstoy).–        November 23, 2010 -  to the city of Moscow (the State Museum of Leo Tolstoy the Institute of Languages and Cultures named after Leo Tolstoy).
Registration forms (see below) for participants can be sent by post, e-mail or fax till October 1, 2010.
Those participants who wish to publish their reports in the Forum Reports Collection are invited to send the complete texts  before October 1, 2010, to e-mail: tburlakova@bk.ruleotolstoy_inst@rambler.runauka@tspu.tula.ru.
We would appreciate it if the authors of the reports to be published would take into consideration the following guidelines: the text length – no more than  0,5 signature (20000 signs), Word, Times New Roman,  14; interval – 1.5, standard page, pages numbered, no hyphens, text references and comments are given at the end of the material.    References to the Complete  Collection of Leo Tolstoy Works are to be indicated in the text in brackets, volume and page divided by comma.  Any abridgement, except common ones, should be explained. The name of the author and the city should be indicated in the right upper part of the front page.
Deadline for accept or deny of the text is October 30, 2010.
In case of accept a printed version of the material,  identical to the digital one, should be presented to the Forum organizers during the Forum work.

We recommend to reserve hotels in Moscow via Internet before September 30, 2010 and are ready to offer the list of non expensive hotels before September 25 when requested.

Contacts:The State Museum of Leo Tolstoy:
84997669371 – Tamara T. Burlakova, deputy director for research;
e-mail: tburlakova@bk.ru ;
84956377760 – Liudmila G. Gladkih, the scientific secretary
The Institute of Languages and Cultures named after Leo Tolstoy:
84954663265 – Sergei D. Shelov, vice dean for research;
e-mail: leotolstoy_inst@rambler.ruThe State Pedagogical University named after L.N.Tolstoy:
8(4872)350294 – Oleg G. Vronsky, vice dean for researc;
e-mail: nauka@tspu.tula.ru.

This letter is an invitation to the Forum.

The Forum Organizing Committee

Registration Form

Registration Form
THE INTERNATIONAL LEO TOLSTOY FORUM
commemorating the centennial of Leo Tolstoy’s death.

Family name, first name_______________________________________ Academic degree  ____________________________________________ Academic status  _____________________________________________ Place of work     _____________________________________________Position         ________________________________________________
Participation in previous Forums              _________________________Тopic of report(s)                     __________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Address (area code)                       ________________________________ Office telephone (area code) __________________________________ Home telephone (area code)       ________________________________ Fax  (area code) _____________________________________________E-mail (personal and office)  ___________________________________

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