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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Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, ليو تولستوي،, ל. נ טאלסטאי, and 428 others
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Ṭolsṭoy, Liev Tolstói, Leo Nikolayevitch Tolstoi, 똘스또이레오니꼴라예비치, Leo Nikolaevič Tolstoj, Leo Graf Tolstoi, 레오N 톨스토이, レフ・トルストイ, Leŭ Tolstoj, Lev Nikolajevitsj Tolstoj, Leo Nikolayevich Graf Tolstoy, ल्येव तल्स्तोय, Талстой, Le'o Nikolājewič Tolstoj, 列 托尔斯泰, Leo Tolstoy, Lev Nikolaevich, Tolstoĭ, 레프 N. 톨스토이, לאר, טאלסטוי, Leo Nikolajevitsj Tolstoj, L. N. Tolstoē, Ljev Nikolajevitsh Tolstoi, León N. Tolstoi, Леў Талстой, Leo Tolstöy, León, Tolstoy, Lyof N. Tolstoy, Liyō, Ṭālsṭāy, Левъ Николаевич Толстой, L. N Tolstoi, லியோ டால்ஸ்டாய், Ljef Nikolájewitsj Tolstój, 列夫·托爾斯泰, Ļevs Nikolajevičs, Tolstojs, L. N. 똘스또이, Tuo'ersitai, Lön, Tolstoi, Lew Nikolajewič Tolstoj, Lev N. Tolstói, Léon Tolstoy, Lew Tolstoj, Lieh-fu Tʻo-erh-ssu-tʻai, L. M., Tolstoĭ, L. N. Dōlsdōy, Leŭ Talstoj, Lev Nikolaievich Tolstoi, 레프 톨스토이, ל., טאלסטאי, L. Tolstojus, Liuni Tolstoi, Tuoersitai, Līw Tūlstūy, ל טאלסטאי - Born:
- Aug. 28, 1828
- Died:
- Nov. 7, 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).