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Sunday, September 27, 2020

Basic timeline of Leo Tolstoy

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Ilya Repin

This post is a basic timeline of writer Leo Tolstoy (1828-1912). There are 13 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• 1828: Born in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia
• 1844: Enrolls at Kazan University
• 1851: Joins the Russian army
• 1853-1856: Served as an artillery officer in the Crimean War
• 1861: Moves back to Yasnaya Polyana, Russia and founds 13 schools
• 1869: Publishes War and Peace
• 1877: Publishes Anna Karenina
• 1886: Publishes The Death of Ivan Ilyich
• 1894: Publishes The Kingdom of God is Within You
• 1899: Publishes Resurrection
• 1901: Excommunicated from the Russian Orthodox Church
• 1910: Died at age 82 in Astapovo, Russia
• 1912: Hadji Murat is published posthumously