Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909. That he never won is a major controversy.Born to an aristocratic Russian family in 1828, Tolstoy is best known for the novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1878), often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction. He first achieved literary acclaim in his twenties with his semi-autobiographical trilogy, Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth (1852–1856), and Sevastopol Sketches (1855), based upon his experiences in the Crimean War. His fiction includes dozens of short stories and several novellas such as The Death of Ivan Ilyich (1886), Family Happiness (1859), "After The Ball" (1911) and Hadji Murad (1912). He also wrote plays and numerous philosophical essays. In the 1870s, Tolstoy experienced a profound moral crisis, followed by what he regarded as an equally profound spiritual awakening, as outlined in his non-fiction work A Confession (1882). His literal interpretation of the ethical teachings of Jesus, centering on the Sermon on …
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Tolstoi, Ļevs, Tolstojs, 레프 똘스또이, Lev Mykolajovyč Tolstoj, Liefu Tuo'ersitai, ל. נ טאלסטוי, Лав Николаевич Толстој, Lev Nikolaevic Tolstoj, לב, León Tolstoy, 列夫·托爾斯泰, Ļews, Lev Nikolaevich, Tolstoĭ, لئون تولستوى, L. N Dōlsdōy, 똘스또이레오니꼴라예비치, Lew N. Tolstoi, L. N Tolstoy, לב ניקולוביץ, טולסטוי, Lev Nicolaevic Tolstoj, Liev Tolstói, Леў, Lön, Tolstoi, ל.נ., 레오 니꼴라예비치 톨스토이, Leõ Tolstói, Leon Tolstoj, ל., טולסטױ, Lyof N., Tolstoi, ليو تولستوى, 레프 니콜라예비치 톨스토이, Левъ Николаевичъ Толстой, ל. נ., Leo Tolstóy, Lleó, Tolstoi, Liyo Ṭôlasṭāya, ליב, טולסטוי, 톨스토이레프리콜라예비치, L. N. 톨스토이, Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoi, Lev Tolstói, Leon Tolstoi, L. Ṭolsṭoi, Count Lev Tolstoy, Lav Nikolajevic, Tolstoj, 레오 니콜라예비치 톨스토이, .. Ttolssŭttoi, تولستوى، ل،, Lav Nikolajevič Tolstoj, 레오 N. 톨스토이, León Nicolaievich Tolstoi, Lev, L. 톨스토이, Lio Ṭalasṭaẏa, N. Tołstoj, Толстой, לעוו, トルストイ, లియో టాల్స్టాయ్, Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, ٹالسٹائی, ලියෝ ටෝල්ස්ටෝයි, L. Tolstoï, לעװ טאלסטאי, Л. М Толстой, Law, Tolstoj, เลโอ ตอลสตอย, Leo Nicolaevič Tolstoi, ל טולסטױ, Lev, Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoĭ, Lev Nikolayevich Count Tolstoy, Leo Tolstoij, Lev Nyikolajevics Tolsztoj, לאװ טאלסטאי, Ļ. Tolstojs, Tołstoj, 레프 니꼴라예비치 똘스또이, Tolstoj - Born:
- Aug. 27, 1828
- Died:
- Nov. 6, 1910
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Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909. That he never won is a major controversy.Born to an aristocratic Russian family in 1828, Tolstoy is best known for the novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1878), often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction. He first achieved literary acclaim in his twenties with his semi-autobiographical trilogy, Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth (1852–1856), and Sevastopol Sketches (1855), based upon his experiences in the Crimean War. His fiction includes dozens of short stories and several novellas such as The Death of Ivan Ilyich (1886), Family Happiness (1859), "After The Ball" (1911) and Hadji Murad (1912). He also wrote plays and numerous philosophical essays. In the 1870s, Tolstoy experienced a profound moral crisis, followed by what he regarded as an equally profound spiritual awakening, as outlined in his non-fiction work A Confession (1882). His literal interpretation of the ethical teachings of Jesus, centering on the Sermon on the Mount, caused him to become a fervent Christian anarchist and pacifist. His ideas on nonviolent resistance, expressed in such works as The Kingdom of God Is Within You (1894), had a profound impact on such pivotal 20th-century figures as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. He also became a dedicated advocate of Georgism, the economic philosophy of Henry George, which he incorporated into his writing, particularly Resurrection (1899).













