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Leo Tolstoy
Early Life
Leo Tolstoy was born Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy on the 9th of September in 1828, in Yasnaya Polyana, Russian Empire. He was a bright son of Count Nikolai Ilyich Tolstoy, a doctor, while his mother, Mariya Tolstaya, was a housewife.
His childhood was filled with darkness as his mother died when he was only two years old, and his father passed away when he was nine.
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Thus, Tolstoy, along with his siblings, was raised by his relatives.
Education
Leo Tolstoy started studying law in 1844 at the Kazan University, where he was disliked by his teachers. He left the university without completing his degree and traveled to Polyana, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Tula leading a leisurely lifestyle.
It was during that time, he started expressing his ideas and published his first novel, Childhood, in 1862.
Personal Life
Leo Tolstoy’s personal life was marred by a series of tragic incidents; first, his parents died when he was a child, later, he failed to complete his