In 1828, in the estate of Yasnaya Polyana, 26 August, birthplace of the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy.The family was high-born - it was the ancestor of nobles, received the Lifetime Achievement to Tsar Peter the title of count.His mother was from an ancient noble family Volkonskiis.Belonging to the privileged stratum of society influence the behavior and thoughts of the writer all his life.Brief biography of Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was not fully reveals the history of the ancient kind of family.
quiet life at Yasnaya Polyana
Childhood writer was quite safe, despite the fact that he lost his mother early.Through family stories he kept it light image in its memory.Short biography of Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy suggests that his father was the epitome of a writer for beauty and strength.He instilled in the boy a love for hunting with hounds, which was later described in detail in the novel "War and Peace."
Close relationships were with his elder brother Nicholas, - he taught small Levushka different games and telling him interesting stories.The first story of Tolstoy - "Childhood" - contains a lot of autobiographical memories of the childhood of the writer.
Youth
Serene joyful stay in Yasnaya Polyana was interrupted by the death of his father.In 1837 the family moved to Kazan under the care of an aunt.In this city, according to a brief biography of Leo Tolstoy, the writer spent his youth.There he enrolled in 1844 at the university - first at the philosophical, and then at the Faculty of Law.However, it attracted little study, a student prefers various entertainment and debauchery.
During this time a brief biography of Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy describes him as a man neglects the lower people, nonaristocratic class.He denied the story as a science - in his eyes she had no practical use.Sharpen your judgments writer retained throughout life.
In the role of landlord
In 1847, never graduated from university, Tolstoy decides to return to Yasnaya Polyana and try to make a life of their serfs.The reality sharply at odds with the views of the writer.The peasants did not understand the intentions of the master, and a brief biography of Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy describes the experience of its management as failed (writer shared it in his story "The Morning of the landowner"), whereby he leaves his estate.
path of becoming a writer
next few years in St. Petersburg and Moscow, have not been to the future of the great writer in vain.From 1847 to 1852 years, keep a diary, in which carefully calibrate all their thoughts and reflections of Leo Tolstoy.Brief biography tells us that during his service in the Caucasus, in parallel, work on the story "Childhood", which later will be published in the journal "Contemporary".This marked the beginning of the further work of the great Russian writer.
Ahead writer awaits the creation of his great works, "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina" and while he hones his style printed in "Contemporary" and bathing in the favorable reviews from critics.
Late years of creativity
In 1855, Tolstoy briefly arrives in St. Petersburg, but just a couple of months, leaving him and settles in Yasnaya Polyana, opened a school for peasant children.In 1862, he enters into a marriage with Sophia Bers, and in the early years is very happy.
In 1863-1869 years he wrote and prerabatyvalsya novel "War and Peace", which bore little resemblance to the classic version.There are no traditional key elements of the time.Or rather, they are present, but are not key.
1877 - completed a novel by Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina", which has repeatedly used the reception interior monologue.
Since the second half of the 60s, Tolstoy experiencing a creative crisis, which was overcome only at the turn of 1870-80-x by a complete rethinking of his former life.Then there is discord in the family of Tolstoy - his wife is not accepted his new views.Tolstoy's ideas are similar to those of the late socialist doctrine, the only difference is that he was an enemy of the revolution.
In 1896-1904 years graduated Tolstoy novel "Hadji Murat", which was published after his death, which occurred in November 1910 at the station Astapovo Ryazan-Ural roads.
