LEO TOLSTOY

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, also known as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian author who wrote realistic fiction and one of the world's greatest novelist. He was born on August 38, 1828 at Yasnaya Polyana, Tula province, Russian Empire, and died on November 7, 1910.

Tolstoy is best known for his two longest works, War and Peace (1865-69), and Anna Karenina (1875-77), both regarded as among the finest novels ever written. During the last three decades of his life, Tolstoy received world recognition as a moral and religious teacher, although his religious ideas no longer command the respect they once did.

This was evident in his novel, The Kreutzer Sonata, named after Beethoven's Violin Sonata No.9, Op.47. Published in 1889, it was banned by the Russian authorities for its questionable moral standing and in-depth descriptions of jealousy.​