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Few such figures have such magnitude in world history.
Leo Tolstoy died on November 20, 1910, at the age of 82, of pneumonia at the Astapovo railway station. After a quarrel with his family, he was traveling alone south when he became seriously ill.
Other passengers helped him off the train at the station, where he died a few days later at the stationmaster's house. A renowned pillar of Russian and world literature, Tolstoy is known throughout the civilized world.
Few such figures have such a magnitude in world history. The personality of the writer is also very interesting. He was not only a talented writer, but also an unusual person. Here are 25 interesting facts from the life of Tolstoy:
1. Leo Tolstoy was a distant relative of Alexander Pushkin, another world-famous Russian writer.
2. Tostoi had 13 children, but 5 of them died in early childhood for various reasons.
3. His personal library contained more than 23,000 books written in 39 different languages. He himself was fluent in many foreign languages and was a true polyglot.
4. The writer was surprisingly highly critical of the work of the great English playwright William Shakespeare, speaking disparagingly of his work.
5. Tolstoy was once nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, but he turned it down.
made it clear to the organizers that if he won the prize he would refuse it. Under these circumstances, the Nobel Committee reconsidered the matter and withdrew from that decision.
6. The writer had a great appreciation for the work of his contemporary, the well-known Russian writer, Anton Chekhov.
7. Throughout his life, Leo Tolstoy maintained an active correspondence with his readers from different parts of the world.
8. Since he was about 50 years old, the writer became a vegetarian and stopped eating meat.
9. Tolstoy's handwriting was so illegible that his wife and daughter rewrote his manuscripts from scratch before sending them to publishers, as the editors could not understand anything.
10. On one occasion, Leon almost faced a duel with another famous Russian writer, Ivan Turgenev. But fortunately the conflict was resolved in time.
13. Leo Tolstoy wrote about 165 thousand manuscript pages and more than 10 thousand letters during his lifetime.
14. The writer repeatedly confessed that he could not stand the sound of dogs barking.
15. As a lover of berries, Tolstoy never ate cherries. He didn't like their taste.
16. All of Leo Tolstoy's most important works were written after his marriage, which occurred when he was 34 years old.
17. Tolstoy's complete works are collected in 90 voluminous volumes.
18. Although a wealthy nobleman, the writer was not opposed to physical labor. In fact, he was often seen plowing his own land.
19. Like another great writer, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Tolstoy was a passionate gambler who played cards and other games of chance to win money.
20. Tolstoy rewrote his famous novel "War and Peace" 8 times.
21. Leo Tolstoy himself was excommunicated from the Orthodox Church by a decision of the Holy Synod. He himself was an atheist and in adulthood openly criticized religion.
20. The writer, who preached a simple life in poverty, was ready to give up the copyright of his works, but this was repeatedly opposed by his wife.
21. According to Alexander Goldenweiser, Tolstoy compared marriage to a funeral.
22. At the beginning of the 21st century, there were about 350 direct descendants of the writer.
23. Tolstoy's theory of non-resistance to evil through violence seriously influenced the famous Indian politician Mahatma Gandhi.
24. “Tales of Sevastopol” is based on his personal memories. At a young age, Leon personally participated in the defense of that city.
25. As a mature man, Leo Tolstoy often walked barefoot to emphasize his closeness to the common people.
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