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Leo Tolstoy
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| name = Leo Tolstoy
| image = Лев Толстой (Чертков, 1910) - 0003600121.jpg
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| caption = Tolstoy in 1910 by Vladimir Chertkov
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| native_name = Лев Николаевич Толстой
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| birth_place = Yasnaya Polyana, Krapivensky Uyezd, Tula Governorate, Russian Empire
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| death_place = Astapovo, Ranenburgsky Uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire
| resting_place = Yasnaya Polyana, Tula
| occupation = Writer, religious thinker
| language = Russian
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| education =
| alma_mater = Imperial Kazan University (not graduated)
| period = Modern
| movement = Realism
| years_active = 1847–1910
| genres =
| subjects = Christian anarchism, pacifism
| notableworks =
| awards = Griboyedov Prize (1892)
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| children = 14
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| signature = Leo Tolstoy signature.svg
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Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (ˈtoʊlstɔɪ,_ˈtɒl-; Лев Николаевич Толстой, ˈljef njɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvjɪtɕ tɐlˈstoj; - ), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer 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.
Born to an aristocratic Russian family in 1828, Tolstoy's notable works include 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 such as "After the Ball" (1911), and several novellas such as The Death of Ivan Ilyich (1886), Family Happiness (1859) and Hadji Murad (1912). He also wrote plays and essays concerning philosophical, moral and religious themes.
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 Confession (1882).
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