In Latvian mythology, Austras Koks ("tree of the east" or "tree of the dawn") was a tree that grew from the start of Saules' (the sun's) daily journey across the sky. It is usually considered an oak.
... appeared serially in the periodical Ruskii Vestnik ("Russian Messenger"), but Tolstoy clashed with the editor, Mikhail Katkov, over issues that arose in the final ...