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Leo Tolstoy
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Leo Tolstoy

Author · born September 9, 1828 · died 1910

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Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.

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  1. ~41Notable work: War and Peace1869
  2. ~49Notable work: Anna Karenina1877
  3. ~61Notable work: The Kreutzer Sonata1889
  4. ~71Notable work: Resurrection1899

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