A short biography of Tolstoy Leo Tolstoy - childhood and adolescence, finding your place in life

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In 1828, in the estate of Yasnaya Polyana, August 26, was born the future great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. The family was born - his ancestor was a nobleman, rewarded for service to Tsar Peter the title of count. Mother was from an ancient noble family Volkonsky. Belonging to the privileged layer of society had an impact on the behaviour and thoughts of the writer all his life. A short biography of Tolstoy Lev Nikolaevich does not fully disclose the history of an ancient clan and family.

Tranquil life in Yasnaya Polyana

a brief biography of Tolstoy Leo TolstoyThe Childhood of the writer was quite prosperous, despite the fact that he had lost his mother. Thanks to family stories, he kept her bright image in my memory. A short biography of Tolstoy Tolstoy suggests that the father was the incarnation for the writer of beauty and strength. He instilled in the boy a love of hunting with hounds, which in detail was later described in the novel "War and peace”.

A Close relationship was with his older brother, Nicky, – he taught the little Girl games and told him interesting stories. The first story Tolstoy – “Childhood” – contains a lot of autobiographical memoirs about the childhood of the writer.

Youth

Serene joyful stay in Yasnaya Polyana was interrupted by the death of his father. In 1837 the family moved to Kazan under the care of an aunt. In this city, according to a brief biography of Leo Tolstoy, was a youth of the writer. Here he enrolled in 1844 in the University, first of philosophy, then to law school. However, learning was not interested in it, the student is more preferred variety of amusement and debauchery.Leo Tolstoy short biography

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In this period of time is a short biography of Tolstoy Tolstoy describes him as a man who scornfully refers to the people of the lower, non-aristocratic class. He denied history as a science – in his eyes she had no practical use. The harshness of his judgment the writer has retained throughout life.

In the role of landlord

In 1847, and not after graduating from University, Tolstoy decides to return to Yasnaya Polyana and to try to arrange the life of his serfs. The reality is sharply at odds with the views of the writer. The peasants did not understand the intentions of the master, and a short biography of Tolstoy Leo Tolstoy describes the experience of his management as a failure (the writer shared his story “the Morning of the landlord"), whereby he left his estate.

The Path to becoming a writer

a brief biography of Leo TolstoyThe next Few years in Petersburg and Moscow, were not, for the great novelist with the gift. From 1847 to 1852 being diaries, in which carefully verifies all your thoughts and reflections Leo Tolstoy. A short biography tells us that during his service in the Caucasus  while the work on the story “Childhood”, which later will be printed in the journal “Contemporary”. This marked the start of further creative ways to the great Russian writer.

Ahead of the writer awaits the creation of his great works "War and peace" and «Anna Karenina», and as he hones his style, publishing articles in “contemporary” and basking in the favorable reviews from critics.

Later years

In 1855, Tolstoy arrived a short while in Petersburg, but in a few months leaves him and settles in Yasnaya Polyana, opened a school for peasant children. In 1862 he married Sofya bers and in the first years very happy.

In the years 1863-1869 was written and pererabatyvaya the novel "War and peace", which is a little reminiscent of the classic version. There are no traditional key elements of that time. Rather, they are present but are not the key.

1877 - Thick completed the novel "Anna Karenina", which repeatedly uses the technique of internal monologue.

Since the second half of 60-ies of the Colon is going through a creative crisis, which was overcome only at the turn of the 1870-80-s by a complete rethinking of his former life. Then there is the discord in the family Tolstoy - his wife categorically did not accept his new looks. Ideas similar to Tolstoy's late socialist doctrine, with the only difference that he was an enemy of the revolution.

In the years 1896-1904 Tolstoy finished the story "Hadji Murat", which was published after his death, which occurred in November 1910 at Astapovo station Ryazan-Ural way.


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