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Tolstoy, Leo. Tolstoy, Sophie.

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September 9, 1828 Born into a noble family on this day in 1828, Leo Tolstoy led a dissolute youth before joining the military, where he first began to write. His autobiographical works "Boyhood" and "Youth" brought him literary acclaim, leading him to embark upon his most famous novels, the historical "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina." Increasingly religious and conservative in the latter stages of his life, he wrote many short stories ...

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