How did Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and other prominent Russian intellectuals respond to Alexander II's assassination? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

How did Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and other prominent Russian intellectuals respond to Alexander II's assassination?

by huyvanbin

I am especially curious about Tolstoy since he was pro-reform, but I also wonder about the others.

MontgomeryPython

I don't know about the others, but Dostoyevsky didn't respond because he was already dead.