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3 days ago · Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (/ ˈ t oʊ l s t ɔɪ, ˈ t ɒ l-/; Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой, IPA: [ˈlʲef nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tɐlˈstoj] ⓘ; 9 September [O.S. 28 August] 1828 – 20 November [O.S. 7 November] 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of ...
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- 1847–1910
- Writer, religious thinker
- Imperial Kazan University (not graduated)
Apr 23, 2024 · Leo Tolstoy was a Russian author, a master of realistic fiction and one of the world’s greatest novelists. 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.
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- Why is Leo Tolstoy significant?Russian author Leo Tolstoy is considered a master of realistic fiction and one of the world’s greatest novelists, especially known for Anna Karenin...
- What was Leo Tolstoy’s childhood like?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...
- How did Leo Tolstoy die?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...
- What are Leo Tolstoy’s achievements?Leo Tolstoy is known primarily for having written the masterpieces War and Peace (1865–69) and Anna Karenina (1875–77), which are commonly regarded...
4 days ago · Leo Tolstoy, the crown jewel of the Tolstoy family’s literary legacy, is one of the most prominent voices in world literature during the 19th century. Born into privilege on August 28, 1828, at the family estate of Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy’s literary genius found its fullest expression in his monumental novels, “War and Peace” and ...
11 hours ago · YOUTH.....Is the third in Tolstoy's trilogy of three autobiographical novels, including Childhood and Boyhood, published in a literary journal during the 185...
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- Books: Volume Two
Apr 22, 2024 · “The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.” ― Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God Is Within You.
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Apr 17, 2024 · Leo Tolstoy > Quotes > Quotable Quote. (?) “All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.” ― Leo Tolstoy. tags: on-writing , storytelling. Read more quotes from Leo Tolstoy. Share this quote: Like Quote. Recommend to friends. Friends Who Liked This Quote.
Apr 25, 2024 · 1987-08-27 Leo Tolstoy Describing Tolstoy's crisis of depression and estrangement from the world, A Confession (1879) is an autobiographical work of exceptional emotional honesty. By the time he was fifty, Tolstoy had already written the novels that would assure him of literary immortality; he
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