Author: Leo Tolstoy / Year: 1828-1910 / Genre: Culture The Fruits of Enlightenment, aka Fruits of Culture (1889) is a play by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy.
It satirizes the persistence of unenlightened attitudes towards the peasants amongst the Russian
landed aristocracy. In 1891 Constantin Stanislavski achieved success when he directed the play
for his Society of Art and Literature organization.