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Thoughts on God by Leo Tolstoy
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Biography of Leo Tolstoy, Influential Russian Writer
The great Russian novelist and philosophical writer
"Leo Tolstoy (September 9, 1828-November 20, 1910) was a Russian writer, best known for his epic novels. Born into an aristocratic Russian family, Tolstoy wrote realist fiction and semi-autobiographical novels before shifting into more moral and spiritual works.
Fast Facts: Leo Tolstoy
Full Name: Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Known For: Russian novelist and writer of philosophical and moral texts
Born: September 9, 1828 in Yasnaya Polyana, Russian Empire
Parents: Count Nikolai Ilyich Tolstoy and Countess Mariya Tolstoya
Died: November 20, 1910 in Astapovo, Russian Empire
Education: Kazan University (began at age 16; did not complete his studies)
Selected Works: War and Peace (1869), Anna Karenina (1878), A Confession (1880), The Death of Ivan Ilyich (1886), Resurrection (1899)
Spouse: Sophia Behrs (m. 1862)
Children: 13, including Count Sergei Lvovich Tolstoy, Countess Tatiana Lvona Tolstoya, Count Ilya Lvovich Tolstoy, Count Lev Lvovich Tolstoy, and Countess Alexandra Lvona Tolstoya
Notable Quote: “There can be only one permanent revolution—a moral one; the regeneration of the inner man. How is this revolution to take place? Nobody knows how it will take place in humanity, but every man feels it clearly in himself. And yet in our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.". from the article: Biography of Leo Tolstoy, Influential Russian Writer