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And what would Tolstoy – who, though born a noble, later in life renounced his privileged upbringing and wealth – think of the bogan version?

China claims the democratic island as part of its territory and has said it will not renounce using force to bring it under its control.

If he had, they argued, he would have immediately renounced his prejudices.

The ruling came as Ankara pursues peace with Kurdish PKK militants who have renounced their four-decade armed rebellion and are seeking to engage in a democratic political struggle for Kurdish rights.

The PKK formally renounced its armed struggle against the Turkish state in May, drawing a line under four decades of conflict that had claimed some 50,000 lives on both sides.