City Landmark – Tolstoy’s Statue, Near Janpath Market Landmarks by The Delhi Walla - November 2, 20170 From Russia with Love. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] His arms crossed, Leo Tolstoy gazes towards Janpath’s Tibetan market. But since he is hidden behind trees, it is impossible to see him from... well, Tolstoy Marg. The plinth contains nothing more than Tolstoy’s name carved in Hindi and Russian, along with the year of installation — 1989. To understand the logic of having Tolstoy’s statue in the city of Ghalib and Daagh, The Delhi Walla called up a Tolstoy reader and an esteemed Russian language scholar who has traced the evolution of that language in contemporary India. “Russian language was taught in Delhi even before Independence but the phonological education in Russian started in 1965 with the setting up of the Centre