"The Master and the Worker" is a literary masterpiece created by the outstanding Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. In this book, he explores the complex relationship between the two main characters - the young worker Mitrofan and the landowner Pant Kalinich. The story unfolds in a Russian village, where two different worlds meet, the world of the worker and the world of the landowner. The author successfully shows the tragic conflict between work and property, between the poor and the rich. This book helps to better understand social problems and the fate of man in the conditions of the oppressive feudal system. Lev Tolstoy, recreating the living speech of ordinary people, debunks myths about a prosperous life on the land of the landowner, touches on the painful problems of the peasantry and shows the importance of relationships between people. "The Master and the Worker" leaves a deep mark in the hearts of readers and encourages them to think about social justice and the dignity of every person.