Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a Russian writer whose novels "War and Peace" (1869) and "Anna Karenina" (1877) are widely regarded among the greatest works of world literature and established him as a central figure of the nineteenth-century realist novel. "War and Peace," an epic account of Russian society during the Napoleonic Wars, and "Anna Karenina," a tragic account of adultery and Russian society, are noted for their psychological depth, historical sweep and vividly individualized characters. In his later decades Tolstoy underwent a profound moral and spiritual crisis that led him to renounce his earlier fiction, his wealth and his aristocratic lifestyle in favor of an ascetic Christian anarchist philosophy emphasizing nonviolence and simple living, ideas that later directly influenced Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent resistance. He died in 1910 at a remote railway station after leaving his family estate amid continuing domestic conflict.
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RoleNovelist, short story writer and philosopher 1 Birth DateGregorian (New Style) date; the Old Style date in Russian use at the time was 28 August 1828. Death DateGregorian (New Style) date; the Old Style date in Russian use at the time was 7 November 1910. BirthplaceYasnaya Polyana, Russia 1 Role
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Was Leo Tolstoy excommunicated from the Russian Orthodox Church?
Yes, by the Holy Synod in 1901.
Yes. The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church excommunicated Tolstoy in 1901. By the source account he was then caught in strife between his convictions, his followers and his family, and in October 1910 he set out on a last pilgrimage that ended at Astapovo railway station, where he died.
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Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy 9 September [O.S. 28 August] 1828 Yasnaya Polyana, Russia
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The Death of Tolstoy: Russia on the Eve, Astapovo Station, 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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Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a Russian writer whose novels "War and Peace" (1869) and "Anna Karenina" (1877) are widely regarded among the greatest works of world literature and established him as a central figure of the nineteenth-century realist novel.
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Infobox: born Gregorian to Julian|9 September 1828; died Gregorian to Julian|20 November 1910 (aged 82)
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