Tolstoy On The Couch

In 1889, having fathered at least 15 children by various women, Tolstoy suggested in The Kreutzer Sonata, that people should stop having children. Through psych... » 

In 1889, having fathered at least 15 children by various women, Tolstoy suggested in The Kreutzer Sonata, that people should stop having children. Through psychoanalysis, this text shows that his position was grounded in a sadistic attitude towards women and a punishing one towards himself. «