Leo Tolstoy

The epic conscience of Russian letters, from War and Peace's panorama to radical Christian pacifism.

Specifications & Metrics

era

1828 – 1910

language

Russian

region

Yasnaya Polyana, Russia

notable works

War and Peace, Anna Karenina, The Death of Ivan Ilyich

Core Principles & Analysis

• His late essays on nonviolent Christian anarchism influenced Gandhi.
• War and Peace and Anna Karenina anchor the realist novel's summit.
• He renounced his estate's wealth and died at a remote railway station.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Leo Tolstoy