The Poor Man is the work of lev tolstoy, one of the top ten writers in the world and a famous Russian writer. This article was written in a period of unprecedented intensification of class contradictions in Russian history. With the gradual collapse of feudal serfdom, the resistance of the broad masses of the people to the czar's autocracy is rising day by day, which gradually formed the climax of the Russian bourgeois democratic revolution. During this period, the nobility and bourgeoisie drained the people's blood and sweat, lived a luxurious life and lost their morality; The broad masses of people live in extreme poverty, but their feelings are noble and simple. The novel The Poor Man truly reflects the miserable life and noble character of the working people in this historical period. The writing time of The Poor is a period of unprecedented intensification of class contradictions in Russian history. The feudal serfdom gradually collapsed, and the voice of the broad masses of the people against the czar's autocracy grew louder and louder, gradually forming the climax of the Russian bourgeois democratic revolution. During this period, the nobility and bourgeoisie drained the people's blood and sweat, lived in luxury and lost their morality; The broad masses of working people live in extreme poverty, but their moral sentiments are noble and simple. The novel The Poor Man truly reflects the miserable life and noble character of the working people in this historical period.