Verdun Natatorium approximately $11,000 each year from 1946 to 1951. By 1951, the Natatorium had never lost money and was projected to fully pay off its loan in ten more years. The city of Montreal states that the main pool can accommodate 1,150 bathers while the "Montreal Gazette", in 1951, reported that the pool could handle up to 6,000 swimmers on a daily basis. The discrepancy may be due to changes to the facility and/or safety regulations, over time. In the summer 2005, a heated wading pool was added, with a capacity of up to 250 children. Verdun Natatorium The Verdun Natatorium
What Is Art? Aylmer Maude, translator of many of Tolstoy's writings, calls it "probably the most masterly of all Tolstoy's works", citing the difficulty of the subject matter and its clarity. For a comprehensive review of the reception at the time of publication, see Maude 1901"b". Bayley, John (1986 [1966]). ""What is Art?" - excerpt from Tolstoy and the Novel" in Bloom, Harold (ed.). Leo Tolstoy. New York: Chelsea House. p. 141-152. Jahn, Gary R. (1975). "The aesthetic theory of Leo Tolstoy's "What is Art?"". "Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism" 34 (1): 59-65. Maude, Aylmer (1901a). “"What is Art?" - An Introduction”,