The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories

The story of “Ivan the Fool” portrays Tolstoy’s communistic ideas, involving the abolition of military forces, middlemen, despotism, and money.

“伊万傻子”的故事描绘了托尔斯泰的共产主义理念，涉及废除军事力量、中间商、专制和金钱。

The moral of this tale points out how the hero Ivan might have avoided the terrible consequences of a quarrel with his neighbor (which grew out of nothing) if he had lived in accordance with the scriptural injunction to forgive his brother’s sins and seek not for revenge.

这个故事的道德寓意指出，如果英雄伊万按照圣经的指示去宽恕他兄弟的罪恶，并不寻求报复，他本可以避免与邻居争吵的可怕后果。