- Tolstoy, Count Leo
- (1828–1910) Russian novelist.
Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors. 2013.
Tolstoy, Count Leo
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Tolstoy,Count Leo — Tol·stoy or Tol·stoi (tōlʹstoi, tŏlʹ , təl stoiʹ), Count Leo or Lev Nikolayevich 1828 1910. Russian writer and philosopher whose great novels War and Peace (1864 1869) and Anna Karenina (1873 1876) offer extraordinary detail and profound… … Universalium
Tolstoy — or Tolstoi [tōl′stoi΄, täl′stoi; ] Russ [ tō̂l stoi′] Count Leo Nikolayevich [nē΄kō̂ lä′ye vich΄] 1828 1910; Russ. novelist & social theoretician: Russ. given name Lev Tolstoyan adj. Tolstoian … English World dictionary
Leo Tolstoy — noun Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828 1910) • Syn: ↑Tolstoy, ↑Count Lev Nikolayevitch Tolstoy • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author … Useful english dictionary
Tolstoy — noun Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828 1910) • Syn: ↑Leo Tolstoy, ↑Count Lev Nikolayevitch Tolstoy • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author … Useful english dictionary
Tolstoy — /ˈtɒlstɔɪ/ (say tolstoy) noun Leo (Count Lev Nikolaevich), 1828–1910, Russian novelist and social reformer; major works include War and Peace (1865–69) and Anna Karenina (1875–77). Also, Tolstoi …
Tolstoy — Tol|stoy, Count Leo (1828 1910) a Russian writer famous for his long novels ↑War and Peace and ↑Anna Karenina … Dictionary of contemporary English
Tolstoy (family) — Tolstoy Coat of arms Ethnicity Russian Current region Russia, United Kingdom … Wikipedia
Leo Tolstoy — Tolstoy and Tolstoi redirect here. For other uses, see Tolstoy (disambiguation). This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Nikolayevich and the family name is Tolstoy. Leo Tolstoy … Wikipedia
Tolstoy — This article is about the Tolstoy family , for other meanings see Tolstoy (disambiguation)Tolstoy, or Tolstoi ( ru. Толстой) is a prominent family of Russian nobility, descending from one Andrey Kharitonovich Tolstoy (i.e., the Fat ) who served… … Wikipedia
Tolstoy, Leo — Russian Lev Nikolayevich, Count Tolstoy born Sept. 9, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana, Tula province, Russian Empire died Nov. 20, 1910, Astapovo, Ryazan province Russian writer, one of the world s greatest novelists. The scion of prominent aristocrats,… … Universalium
