A Russian Proprietor and other Stories. Author: Count Lyof Tolstoy ( Leo Tolstoy) Publisher: Walter Scott Date: 1888 Translator: Nathan Haskell DolefictionA Russian Proprietor and Other Stories is a collection of early short stories and semi-autobiographical fiction. The title story, A Russian Proprietor (originally published in Russian in 1856 as A Landlord's Morning), reflects the author's real-life experiences as a young nobleman trying to improve the lives of the serfs on his estate, only to be met with deep-seated mistrust and resistance.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, a russian proprietor and other stories, leo tolstoy