Leonid Nikolaivich Andreyev was born in Orel in 1871. After his father's death he was thrown upon his own resources, but managed to study at both Petrograd and Moscow Universities, graduating in Law in 1897. During this period he endured great hardshipβoften even actual hungerβand was the victim of deep melancholia. His first writings were unsuccessful; and, for a time, he devoted himself to painting. Later he came into touch with the Russian press as police-court reporter for a leading newspaper.
The story Β«The Little AngelΒ» (1899) about a teenager β half-hungry, offended by the whole world Β«wolf cubΒ». Once on a holiday in a rich house, he saw an angel on a Christmas tree. A toy becomes for him a sign of the Β«wonderful world where he once lived.Β» She must belong to him! And the boy, who endured a lot, defending his pride, falls to his knees in front of the Β«unpleasant aunt.Β»
The most famous and inspirational works of Leonid Andreyev include Β«Judas IscariotΒ», Β«The Red LaughΒ», Β«The Seven Who Were HangedΒ», Β«The Life of ManΒ», Β«AnathemaΒ», Β«The Black MaskersΒ», Β«The Sabine WomenΒ», Β«The Tragedy of Belgium.Β»
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