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.
Tolstoy in 1908
Tolstoy at age 20, c. 1848
Tolstoy's wife Sophia and their daughter Alexandra
Portrait of Leo Tolstoy by Ivan Kramskoi, 1873
The Tolstoyan movement is a social movement based on the philosophical and religious views of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy's views were formed by rigorous study of the ministry of Jesus, part
Vladimir Chertkov (left) with Leo Tolstoy (right)
Tolstoy organising famine relief in Samara, 1891.
Mohandas K. (later Mahatma) Gandhi and other residents of Tolstoy Farm, 1910