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Famed Russian writer Leo Tolstoy was instrumental in bringing vegetarianism to Russia. In 1880 he established the Vegetarian Society of St. Petersburg sponsoring dinners and offering public lectures. Because of his influence, other vegetarian societies were established in Russian cities.
In one famous incident, one of Tolstoy's relatives who was visiting his home demanded meat for dinner, Tolstoy responded by acquiring a live chicken which he tied to her table and offered her a knife to slaughter it. "How can one hope that peace and prosperity will be established in the world if our bodies are living graves where killed animals are buried?" asked the great writer.
Tolstoy died in 1910 and his vegetarian societies continued to grow until the Russian revolution of 1917 after which the societies were persecuted and banned.
In one famous incident, one of Tolstoy's relatives who was visiting his home demanded meat for dinner, Tolstoy responded by acquiring a live chicken which he tied to her table and offered her a knife to slaughter it. "How can one hope that peace and prosperity will be established in the world if our bodies are living graves where killed animals are buried?" asked the great writer.
Tolstoy died in 1910 and his vegetarian societies continued to grow until the Russian revolution of 1917 after which the societies were persecuted and banned.
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