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   Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy [note 1] (/ ˈ t oʊ l s t ɔɪ, ˈ t ɒ l-/; [1] Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой, [note 2] IPA: [ˈlʲef nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tɐlˈstoj] ⓘ; 9 September [O.S. 28 August] 1828 – 20 November [O.S. 7 November] 1910), [2] usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer ...

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   Sep 5, 2024 · Learn about the life and works of Leo Tolstoy, one of the world's greatest novelists and a master of realistic fiction. Explore his childhood, his achievements, his religious views, and his influence on Gandhi and other writers.

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   • Russian author Leo Tolstoy is considered a master of realistic fiction and one of the world’s greatest novelists, especially known for Anna Karenin...
   • Leo Tolstoy was born in 1828, the scion of aristocrats. His mother died before he was two years old, and his father passed away in 1837. After two...
   • Upset by an unhappy marriage and by the contradiction between his life and his principles, Leo Tolstoy left his family’s estate in 1910. Despite hi...
   • Leo Tolstoy is known primarily for having written the masterpieces War and Peace (1865–69) and Anna Karenina (1875–77), which are commonly regarded...

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   Oct 29, 2019 · Learn about the life and works of Leo Tolstoy, one of the greatest novelists of all time. Explore his aristocratic origins, his military service, his travels in Europe, his moral and spiritual writings, and his legacy.

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   Sep 9, 2014 · Russian author Leo Tolstoy wrote the acclaimed novels 'War and Peace,' 'Anna Karenina' and 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich,' and ranks among the world's top writers.

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   Learn about the life and works of Leo Tolstoy, one of the world's greatest novelists. Find out how he wrote War and Peace, Anna Karenina, and other masterpieces of realism and social criticism.

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   • Russian author Leo Tolstoy wrote the acclaimed novels 'War and Peace,' 'Anna Karenina' and 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich,' and ranks among the world's top writers. (1828-1910) Who Was Leo Tolstoy? In the 1860s, Russian author Leo Tolstoy wrote his first great novel, War and Peace.

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   • Leo Tolstoy, Russian Lev Nikolayevich, Count Tolstoy , (born Sept. 9, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana, Tula province, Russian Empire—died Nov. 20, 1910, Astapovo, Ryazan province), Russian writer, one of the world’s greatest novelists.

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   Where was Tolstoy born?

   • Tolstoy was born at Yasnaya Polyana, a family estate 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Tula, and 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Moscow. He was the fourth of five children of Count Nikolai Ilyich Tolstoy (1794–1837), a veteran of the Patriotic War of 1812, and Princess Mariya Tolstaya (née Volkonskaya; 1790–1830).

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   What is Tolstoy best known for?

   • Tolstoy is best known for his two longest works, War and Peace (1865–69) and Anna Karenina (1875–77), which are commonly regarded as among the finest novels ever written. War and Peace in particular seems virtually to define this form for many readers and critics.

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   Leo Tolstoy – Russian writer and thinker, participated in the defense of Sevastopol, was engaged in educational and journalistic activities. He was at the origins of Tolstoyism, a new religious movement. Childhood and Youth. Leo Tolstoy was born on August 28, 1828, on his mother’s birthplace, Yasnaya Polyana, in Tula province.

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    Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой; most appropriately used Liev Tolstoy; commonly Leo Tolstoy in Anglophone countries) was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays.