Leo Tolstoy

Master and Man Illustrated Leo Tolstoy

"Master and Man" (Russian: ★★★★★★ ? ★★★★★★??) is a short story by Leo Tolstoy (1895). In this short story, a land owner named Vasili Andreyevich Brekhunov takes one of his peasants, Nikita, for a short journey by sleigh. They are traveling to visit another landowner so that Vasili Andreyevivh can purchase a forest. He is impatient and wishes to get there more quickly before other contenders can get there.