Lev Tolstoy
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (; Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой, tr. Lev Nikoláyevich Tolstóy; 9 September, [O.S. 28 August] 1828 – 20 November, [O.S. 7 November] 1910), 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.
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| Full name at birth | Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
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| Claim to fame | Widely considered one of the world's greatest novelists. War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877).
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| Date of birth | 28 August 1828
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| Place of birth | Yasnaya Polyana, Russian Empire
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| Date of death | 20 November 1910
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| Age | 82 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Astapovo, Russian Empire
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| Resting place | Yasnaya Polyana
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| Occupation | Artillery officer, writer, philosopher and political thinker
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Lev Tolstoy is known for his role in the film War and Peace (1956) as based on the novel by - as Leo Tolstoy.
He is also known for his role in the TV series Volver a Caer (2023) as based on a novel by.
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