Leo or Lev Ni·ko·la·e·vich[lev -nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich; Russianlyef nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich], /lɛv ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ əˌvɪtʃ; Russian ˈlyɛf nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/, Count, 1828–1910, Russian novelist and social critic.
Like Flaubert, Tolstoy and Stendhal greatly admired Walter Scott.
The Birth of the Novel|Nick Romeo|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The great Mann disappointed her; instead of Kafka and Tolstoy, he wanted to know what she thought of Hemingway.
Still Desperately Seeking Susan Sontag|Allen Barra|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If Dostoevsky unintentionally laid the philosophical groundwork upon which Putin now stands, then Tolstoy offers the solution.
How Tolstoy Can Save Putin’s Soul|Andrew D. Kaufman|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But genuine strength, as Tolstoy understood so well, comes from humility, not hubris.
How Tolstoy Can Save Putin’s Soul|Andrew D. Kaufman|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If Putin preferred Tolstoy over Dostoevsky, what a happier, more peaceful place Ukraine would be right now.
How Tolstoy Can Save Putin’s Soul|Andrew D. Kaufman|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, Tolstoy tells us that we shall soon outgrow war, which he says is simply a duel between nations.
The Ball and The Cross|G.K. Chesterton
In Tolstoy's eyes they were false, paltry, and immoral, and he was at no pains to disguise his opinions.
The Forged Coupon and Other Stories|Leo Tolstoy
Art,” says Tolstoy, “has this characteristic, that it unites people.
Ancient Art and Ritual|Jane Ellen Harrison
Tolstoy had refined all human souls with the sentiments the most delicate and just.
Tremendous Trifles|G. K. Chesterton
The work of Tolstoy has another and more special significance.
Twelve Types|G.K. Chesterton
British Dictionary definitions for Tolstoy
Tolstoy
/ (ˈtɒlstɔɪ, Russiantalˈstɔj) /
noun
Leo, Russian name Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy. 1828–1910, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and philosopher; author of the two monumental novels War and Peace (1865–69) and Anna Karenina (1875–77). Following a spiritual crisis in 1879, he adopted a form of Christianity based on a doctrine of nonresistance to evil