# Leo Tolstoy ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2025-08-23_Leo_Tolstoy.jpg]] Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (9 September 1828 – 20 November 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time. ## Key Information - **Born**: September 9, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana, Russian Empire - **Died**: November 20, 1910, Astapovo, Russian Empire (aged 82) - **Occupation**: Writer, religious thinker - **Notable Works**: War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Resurrection, The Death of Ivan Ilyich ## About the Portrait The image above shows Tolstoy in 1908, near the end of his life, displaying his characteristic long white beard. He was known for his moral and spiritual transformation later in life, becoming a fervent Christian anarchist and pacifist. ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Leo Tolstoy]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Leo Tolstoy]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself]] - [[Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait]] - [[Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs or beliefs]] - [[The two most powerful warriors are patience and time]] - [[There is no deed in life so impossible that you cannot do it. Your whole life should be lived as a heroic deed]] - [[Time and patience are the strongest warriors]] - [[When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you'd like them to be]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[Leo Tolstoy]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC -->