The Inevitable Revolution
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| Author | Leo Tolstoy |
|---|---|
| Original title | Неизбежный переворот |
Publication date | July 5, 1909 |
The Inevitable Revolution (Неизбежный переворот) is an essay written by Leo Tolstoy on July 5, 1909, about abolishing the law of violence and replacing it with the law of love. It is generally considered a text on civil disobedience, pacifism, and anarchism, and it is Tolstoy's last non-fiction work detailing his final opinions on political, economic, and religious issues.
In it, he criticizes prisons, parliaments, wars, conscription, capitalism, theft, revolutionary violence, and taxes, and praises Christianity's message of love as the solution to these problems, although he recognizes the law of love in other religions, as well. Tolstoy asked people not to directly commit any violence (as a soldier, etc.), not to take part in violence (working for the government, etc.), and not to approve of violence (in writing or speech, etc.).
