Pictured above are Leo Tolstoy and his wife Sophia Tolstaya on September 23, 1910. Born as Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy on September 8, 1828, but most commonly referred to as Leo Tolstoy, was a highly regarded Russian writer who has been described by many as one of the greatest authors of all time.
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Tolstoy was born to an aristocratic Russian family in 1828 and is best known for his novels titled ‘War and Peace’ (1869) and ‘Anne Karenina’ (1877), which have often been cited as the peak of realist fiction. He first became well-known during his 20s after he wrote and published his semi-autobiographical trilogy ‘Childhood,’ ‘Boyhood,’ and ‘Youth’ (1852-1856).
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Due to his great works, Tolstoy received multiple nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year between 1902 and 1906. He also received nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize in years 1901, 1902, and 1910 (when the picture above was taken), and his miss of the prize each year, has been considered a major Nobel Prize Controversy.
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