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Leo Tolstoy
Summary
Leo Tolstoy is a human[1]. Born in Yasnaya Polyana[2], he… he passed away in Astapovo[3]. He worked as a writer[4], playwright[5], philosopher[6], novelist[7], and pedagogue[8]. He ranks in the top 0.27% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,948 views/month, #2,667 of 1,000,298).[9]
Leo Tolstoy's field of work was opinion journalism[27].
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Born in Yasnaya Polyana[2], Leo Tolstoy… his father was Nikolay Tolstoy[11]. His mother was Mariya Volkonskaya[12]. Russian was his native language[21].
Education
Leo Tolstoy was educated at Kazan Imperial University[34].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include writer[4], playwright[5], philosopher[6], novelist[7], pedagogue[8], and essayist[22]. Fields of work include philosophy[23], an academic discipline[35]; fiction[24]; creative and professional writing[25], an academic discipline[36]; drama[26], a literary mode[37]; opinion journalism[27], a journalism genre[38]; and pedagogy[39], a branch of science[40]. Leo Tolstoy was employed by Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[41].
Recognition
Awards received include Order of Saint Anna, 4th class[42], Medal For defence of Sebastopol[43], Medal In memory of Crimean War[44], and Medal In memory of 50th anniversary of defence of Sevastopol[45].
Personal Life
Leo Tolstoy was married to Sophia Tolstaya[13]. Children include Sergey Tolstoy[14], a writer[46], 1863–1947[47], of Soviet Union[48], awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour[49]; Tatyana Sukhotina-Tolstaya[15], a writer[50], 1864–1950[51], of Russian Empire[52]; Ilya Tolstoy[16], a writer[53], 1866–1933[54], of Russian Empire[55]; Lev Lvovich Tolstoy[17], a writer[56], 1869–1945[57], of Russian Empire[58]; Maria L'vovna Tolstaya[18], an adult educator[59], 1871–1906[60], of Russian Empire[61], specialised in public education[62]; and Andrey Tolstoy[19], a statesperson[63], 1877–1916[64], of Russian Empire[65]. Religious affiliations include Eastern Orthodoxy[66], Tolstoyan movement[67], and Christianity[68].
Death and Burial
Leo Tolstoy died in Astapovo[3]. The cause of death was pneumonia[69]. He is buried at Yasnaya Polyana[10].
Why It Matters
Leo Tolstoy ranks in the top 0.27% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,948 views/month, #2,667 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] He is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]
He has been cited as an influence by Mahatma Gandhi[72], a politician[73], 1869–1948[74], of British Raj[75], awarded the Time Person of the Year[76], specialised in philosophy[77]; Margaret Atwood[78], a writer[79], b. 1939[80], of Canada[81], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[82], specialised in poetry[83]; Ursula K. Le Guin[84], a writer[85], 1929–2018[86], of United States[87], awarded the Margaret Edwards Award[88], specialised in fiction[89]; Anton Chekhov[90], a physician[91], 1860–1904[92], of Russian Empire[93], awarded the Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class[94], specialised in prose[95]; Viktor Bout[96], an arms trafficker[97], b. 1967[98], of Soviet Union[99]; and Philip Roth[100], a novelist[101], 1933–2018[102], of United States[103], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[104], specialised in belletristic literature[105].
Works attributed to him include Anna Karenina[106], War and Peace[107], The Death of Ivan Ilyich[108], Resurrection[109], The Kingdom of God Is Within You[110], and The Kreutzer Sonata[111].
Leo Tolstoy's father was Nikolay Tolstoy[11]. Leo Tolstoy's mother was Mariya Volkonskaya[12].
Who was Leo Tolstoy married to?
Leo Tolstoy's spouses include Sophia Tolstaya[13].
What did Leo Tolstoy do for work?
Leo Tolstoy worked as writer[4], playwright[5], philosopher[6], novelist[7], and pedagogue[8].
Where did Leo Tolstoy go to school?
Leo Tolstoy was educated at Kazan Imperial University[34].
What awards did Leo Tolstoy receive?
Honors received include Order of Saint Anna, 4th class[42], Medal For defence of Sebastopol[43], Medal In memory of Crimean War[44], and Medal In memory of 50th anniversary of defence of Sevastopol[45].
Who did Leo Tolstoy influence?
Leo Tolstoy has been cited as an influence by Mahatma Gandhi[72], Margaret Atwood[78], Ursula K. Le Guin[84], and Anton Chekhov[90].
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