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  1. May 27, 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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    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.

  3. 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.

  4. Oct 29, 2019 · Leo Tolstoy (September 9, 1828-November 20, 1910) was a Russian writer, best known for his epic novels. Born into an aristocratic Russian family, Tolstoy wrote realist fiction and semi-autobiographical novels before shifting into more moral and spiritual works.

  5. Leo Tolstoy was one of the world’s pre-eminent writers becoming famous through his epic novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina. War and Peace has been ranked as one of the greatest novels of all time, for its rich characterisation and sweeping view of Russian society.

  6. The Russian novelist and moral philosopher (person who studies good and bad in relation to human life) Leo Tolstoy ranks as one of the world's great writers, and his War and Peace has been called the greatest novel ever written.

  7. 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.

  8. Biography. Date and place of birth: August 28, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana, Tula province. Date and place of death: November 7, 1910, Astapovo station, Ryazan province. Occupation: prose writer, publicist, teacher, philosopher, writer, playwright. Movement: realism.

  9. Leo Tolstoy Biography L eo Tolstoy is considered one of the greatest novelists of all time. He told sweeping stories of Russian history in War and Peace and focused on the confinements of society...

  10. Apr 24, 2020 · 1. Leo Tolstoy didnt love War and Peace. Leo Tolstoy's ninth draft for the opening of War and Peace. / Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain. Writing War and Peace was a grueling...