ev Nikolayevich Tolstoy Russian known as Leo Tolstoy (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910. A Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist fiction.
Brief Biography
- Date of Birth:
- September 9, 1828
- Date of Death:
- November 2, 1910
- Place of Birth:
- Tula Province, Russia
- Place of Death:
- Astapovo, Russia
- Education:
- Privately educated by French and German tutors; attended the University of Kazan, 1844-47