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Leo Tolstoy was born in Yasnaya Polyana[1]. He died in Astapovo[2]. He worked as a writer[3], playwright[4], philosopher[5], novelist[6], and pedagogue[7]. He ranks in the top 0.27% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93,025 views/month, #2,667 of 1,000,298).[8]
Award received: Order of Saint Anna, 4th class[40], Medal For defence of Sebastopol[41], Medal In memory of Crimean War[42], Medal In memory of 50th anniversary of defence of Sevastopol[43]
Member of: Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts[44], Russian Academy of Sciences[45]
Religion or worldview: Eastern Orthodoxy[46], Tolstoyan movement[47], Christianity[48]
Leo Tolstoy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
He has been cited as an influence by Mahatma Gandhi[64], a politician[65], 1869–1948[66], of British Raj[67], awarded the Time Person of the Year[68], specialised in philosophy[69]; Ursula K. Le Guin[70], a writer[71], 1929–2018[72], of United States[73], awarded the Margaret Edwards Award[74], specialised in fiction[75]; Anton Chekhov[76], a physician[77], 1860–1904[78], of Russian Empire[79], awarded the Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class[80], specialised in prose[81]; Margaret Atwood[82], a writer[83], b. 1939[84], of Canada[85], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[86], specialised in poetry[87]; Viktor Bout[88], an arms trafficker[89], b. 1967[90], of Soviet Union[91], specialised in entrepreneurship[92]; and Philip Roth[93], a novelist[94], 1933–2018[95], of United States[96], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[97], specialised in belletristic literature[98].
Works attributed to him include War and Peace[99], Anna Karenina[100], The Death of Ivan Ilyich[101], The Kreutzer Sonata[102], Resurrection[103], and Hadji Murat[104].
Leo Tolstoy's father was Nikolay Tolstoy[10]. Leo Tolstoy's mother was Mariya Volkonskaya[11].
Who was Leo Tolstoy married to?
Leo Tolstoy's spouses include Sophia Tolstaya[12].
What did Leo Tolstoy do for work?
Leo Tolstoy worked as a writer[3], playwright[4], philosopher[5], novelist[6], and pedagogue[7].
Where did Leo Tolstoy go to school?
Leo Tolstoy was educated at Kazan Imperial University[39].
What awards did Leo Tolstoy receive?
Honors received include Order of Saint Anna, 4th class[40], Medal For defence of Sebastopol[41], Medal In memory of Crimean War[42], and Medal In memory of 50th anniversary of defence of Sevastopol[43].
Who did Leo Tolstoy influence?
Leo Tolstoy has been cited as an influence by Mahatma Gandhi[64], Ursula K. Le Guin[70], Anton Chekhov[76], and Margaret Atwood[82].
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