About

Known credits:
130
Birthday:
1828-09-09
Place of birth:
Yasnaya Polyana, Tula Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tula Oblast, Russia]
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Leo Tolstoy

Overview

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828–1910), 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.

Born to an aristocratic Russian family in 1828, Tolstoy is best known for the novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1878), often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction. He first achieved literary acclaim in his twenties with his semi-autobiographical trilogy, Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth (1852–1856), and Sevastopol Sketches (1855), based upon his experiences in the Crimean War. His fiction includes dozens of short stories and several novellas such as The Death of Ivan Ilyich (1886), Family Happiness (1859), and Hadji Murad (1912). He also wrote plays and numerous philosophical essays.

In the 1870s Tolstoy experienced a profound moral crisis, followed by what he regarded as an equally profound spiritual awakening, as outlined in his non-fiction work A Confession (1882). His literal interpretation of the ethical teachings of Jesus, centering on the Sermon on the Mount, caused him to become a fervent Christian anarchist and pacifist. His ideas on nonviolent resistance, expressed in such works as The Kingdom of God Is Within You (1894), had a profound impact on such pivotal 20th-century figures as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. He also became a dedicated advocate of Georgism, the economic philosophy of Henry George, which he incorporated into his writing, particularly Resurrection (1899).

Known for

Acting
2007 Tolstoy: The Man Behind Anna Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2003 Leo Tolstoy - Larger than the others Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1979 Cinema in Russia Actor Archive footage N/A
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1948 Paris Nineteen Hundred Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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1910 Le Comte Léon Tolstoï Actor Self (as Comte Léon Tolstoï) N/A
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Writing
2019 Resurrection Writing Novel N/A
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2019 Anna Karenina. The Intimate Diary Writing Story N/A
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2019 Dark as the Night. Anna Karenina Writing Screenplay 58
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2017 Anna Karenina. Vronsky's Story Writing Novel 59
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2016 Winter Thaw Writing Novel N/A
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2016 War and Peace Writing Novel 74
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2013 Anna Karenina Writing Novel N/A
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2012 Anna Karenina Writing Novel 65
Fair
2012 Boxing Day Writing Story 58
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2012 2 Jacks Writing Story 58
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2009 Greed Eats the Soul Writing Original Story N/A
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2009 Anna Karenina Writing Novel 59
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2008 The Kreutzer Sonata Writing Novel 59
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2008 A Day in the Country Writing Original Story N/A
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2007 War and Peace Writing Novel 67
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2007 Chouga Writing Novel 59
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2005 Frozen Land Writing Novel 60
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2000 ivans xtc. Writing Novel 58
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2000 Anna Karenina Writing Novel 69
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1997 Anna Karenina Writing Novel 59
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1996 Why? Writing Author N/A
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1996 Prisoner of the Mountains Writing Story 60
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1993 Beautiful stranger Writing Novel N/A
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1991 War and Peace Writing Book N/A
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1988 The Light Shines in the Darkness Writing Original Story N/A
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1987 Kreutzer Sonata Writing Story N/A
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1987 Kreutzer Sonata Writing Writer 59
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1987 Старая азбука Writing Writer N/A
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1985 Anna Karenina Writing Novel 58
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1985 Albert Writing Novel 58
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1983 L'Argent Writing Story 62
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1982 Things against the law Writing Author 59
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1981 The Living Corpse Writing Story N/A
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1980 The Jump Writing Short Story N/A
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1978 Father Sergius Writing Novel 58
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1977 Martin the Cobbler Writing Writer 59
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1976 Green, Bygone... Writing Short Story N/A
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1975 Anna Karenina Writing Novel 59
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1975 Caucasian Prisoner Writing Book 59
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1974 Anna Karenina Writing Novel 69
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1973 Детство. Отрочество. Юность Writing Story N/A
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1972 War & Peace Writing Novel 69
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1972 St. Michael Had a Rooster Writing Novel 59
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1971 Семейное счастье Writing Book 59
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1969 The Living Corpse Writing Theatre Play 58
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1969 Scarabea – How Much Land Does a Man Need? Writing Novel 59
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1968 War and Peace Writing Novel 62
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1968 The Vampire Writing Short Story 58
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1967 Anna Karenina Writing Novel 58
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1967 War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov Writing Novel 60
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1967 War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812 Writing Novel 60
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1966 War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova Writing Novel 60
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1966 War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky Writing Novel 60
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1966 War and Peace Writing Screenplay 70
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1962 Posle bala Writing Short Story N/A
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1961 Anna Karenina Writing Novel 59
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1961 The Cossacks Writing Novel 58
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1960 Resurrection Writing Novel 59
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1960 The River of Love Writing Writer 59
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1959 The White Warrior Writing Novel 58
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1959 Also People Writing Novel N/A
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1958 Polikuschka Writing Story N/A
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1958 Resurrection Writing Novel 59
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1958 Forbidden Love Writing Novel 58
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1956 War and Peace Writing Novel 61
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1956 The Kreutzer Sonata Writing Short Story 59
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1955 Anna Writing Original Story N/A
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1955 Resurrection Writing Original Story N/A
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1953 Anna Karenina Writing Writer N/A
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1952 The Living Corpse Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1948 Anna Karenina Writing Novel 59
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1948 Lovers Without Love Writing Novel 59
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1946 Celos Writing Novel N/A
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1938 What Men Live By Writing Story 59
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1938 Les Nuits blanches de Saint-Pétersbourg Writing Novel 58
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1935 Anna Karenina Writing Novel 59
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1934 We Live Again Writing Novel 59
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1934 The Woman of the Port Writing Story 59
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1931 Resurrection Writing Novel 58
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1931 Resurrection Writing Original Story 59
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1930 Her Boy Writing Short Story 59
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1930 Redemption Writing Novel 58
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1930 The White Devil Writing Novel 58
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1929 The Living Corpse Writing Theatre Play 58
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1928 Kazakebi Writing Novel 58
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1927 Love Writing Novel 59
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1927 Resurrection Writing Novel N/A
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1926 Resurrection Writing Novel N/A
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1926 The Kreutzer Sonata Writing Story N/A
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1924 Die Macht der Finsternis Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1923 Auferstehung. Katjuscha Maslowa Writing Story N/A
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1923 Man by the Roadside Writing Novel N/A
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1923 Résurrection Writing Story N/A
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1922 Polikushka Writing Story 58
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1922 Die Kreutzersonate Writing Story N/A
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1920 Anna Karenina Writing Novel N/A
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1919 Atonement Writing Story N/A
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1918 Anna Karenina Writing Novel 59
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1918 A Corpse Living Writing Theatre Play 59
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1918 Father Sergius Writing Novel 58
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1918 Der lebende Leichnam Writing Story N/A
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1918 The Living Corpse Writing Story N/A
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1918 Resurrezione Writing Novel N/A
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1917 Anna Karenine Writing Novel N/A
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1917 Master and Servant Writing Book N/A
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1916 The Weakness of Man Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1915 A Woman's Resurrection Writing Novel N/A
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1915 Anna Karenina Writing Novel 58
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1915 Kreutzer Sonata Writing Novel 58
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1915 War and Peace Writing Novel N/A
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1915 Die Erkenntnis Writing Story N/A
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1914 The Kreutzer Sonata Writing Novel 58
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1914 Katyusha Writing Story N/A
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1914 Anna Karenina Writing Novel N/A
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1912 Master and Servant Writing Book N/A
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1912 Anna Karenina Writing Writer 59
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1911 The Living Corpse Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1911 The First Distiller Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1911 Anna Karenina Writing Book 58
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1911 The Kreutzer Sonata Writing Story N/A
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1909 The Power of Darkness Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1909 Resurrection Writing Novel 58
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Coming to You Writing Novel N/A
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A Simple Death Writing Novel 58
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Anna K Writing Original Story N/A
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