Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy / Constance Garnett
Tolstoy's 1893 book, subtitled 'Christianity Not as a Mystical Teaching but as a New Concept of Life,' introduced such vital concepts as non-violent resistance to 20th Century figures as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. Although Tolstoy is best known as one of the great Russian novelists, his place as a social reformer and peace advocate cannot be underestimated. 3