Pati Behrs
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Pati Behrs Eristoff was a Russian-American prima ballerina and actress.
John Derek and Pati Behrs, 1950
Leo Tolstoy
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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.
Pati Behrs
…February 13, 1922 – July 4, 2004) was a Russian-American prima ballerina and actress. Pati Behrs Eristoff was a prima ballerina and a grandniece of Leo Tolstoy. She is perhaps best known as the first of John Derek's wives. She was born in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) to Russian émigré parents. Her…
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