Albert

Synopsis

"Albert" is a short story by Leo Tolstoy. It was originally published in 1858 in Sovremennik. The eponymous main character is a talented but drunken violinist who is invited to live with the nobleman Delesof, but who quickly sours the relationship by his continuous drinking and refusal to play. Tolstoy began writing the story when on a trip to Dijon with fellow writer Ivan Turgenev in March, 1857. The story is partly autobiographical, inspired by a talented but drunken violinist named Rudolph, whom Tolstoy befriended in 1848 and had let live at Yasnaya Polyana for some time.

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Book

Release date

January 1, 1858

Created by

Leo Tolstoy