Count Leo Tolstoy was a renowned Russian writer known primarily for his realistic novels and short stories, including War and Peace and Anna Karenina. He achieved early literary success with his sketches based on his experiences in the Crimean War. Tolstoy is considered one of the world's greatest novelists for his mastery of realistic fiction displayed across his novels, novellas, and short stories that explored family and war.
1. Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
Is a Russian writer
who primarily
wrote novels and
short stories.
Tolstoy is a master
of realistic fiction and
is widely considered
as one of the worlds
greatest novelists.
2. He is best known for two long novels, War and
peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877).
Tolstoy first achieved literary acclaim in his
20s for his Sevastopol sketches (1855), based on his
experiences in the Crimean war and followed by the
publication of a semi-autobiographiocal trilogy of
novels, childhood, boyhood, and youth (1855-1858).
3. His works also include two additional novels,
dozens of short stories, and several famous
novellas, including The Death of Ivan Ilych,
Family happiness and Hadji Murad.
