destiny of the column: * see Endnote 2

Spengler refers to the column’s form through 4 Cultures: Egyptian, Classic, Magian and Faustian

Tolstoi: * see Endnote 3

(aka Tolstoy) 1828-1910, Russian writer, widely regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time; born to an aristocratic Russian family, notable works are the realist fiction novels War and Peace (1869) & Anna Karenina (1877).  In the 1870s he suffered a moral crisis which led him to become a fervent Christian anarchist & pacifist.  He also became a dedicated advocate of Georgism (the economic philosophy of Henry George).

 

mediation:

act of bringing about (an agreement, accord, truce, peace) as an intermediary between parties by compromise, reconciliation, removal of misunderstanding