One of the most acclaimed Russian writers of the 19th century, Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was the author of novels—including War and Peace and Anna Karenina—as well as short stories and essays. He was also a renowned reformer and humanitarian. Rosamund Bartlett is a scholar, writer, lecturer, and translator whose field of expertise is Russian cultural history,...

The author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, among other novels, short stories, plays and essays, Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, also known as Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), was one of Russia’s most prominent and influential writers of his era.