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As a 2nd lieutenant in the czar's army, he saw the siege of Sevastopol & wrote about it in his "Sevastopol Sketches" |
Tolstoy
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$400 |
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AUTHORS AT WAR |
2024-04-01 |
#9071 |
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This Russian count's "Sevastopol Sketches" were based on his army experiences during the Crimean War |
Leo Tolstoy
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$1,200 |
DJ |
AUTHORS AT WAR |
2012-12-24 |
#6506 |
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Da, "War and Peace" published in complete form 2day. Liking 1869. Is very good year |
Tolstoy
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$200 |
J |
THE AUTHOR TWITTERS |
2010-03-03 |
#5868 |
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"The Sebastopol Sketches","The Cossacks","The Death of Ivan Ilyich" |
Tolstoy
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$800 |
J |
AUTHORS' WORKS |
2007-01-10 |
#5143 |
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Turgenev regarded this author of "The Cossacks" as the "great author of the Russian land" |
Tolstoy
DD
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$1,000 |
DJ |
WORLD AUTHORS |
2006-02-03 |
#4930 |
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His father was also a count; his mother was Princess Volkonskaya |
Leo Tolstoy
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$400 |
J |
AUTHORS |
2004-06-04 |
#4560 |
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After this epic Russian novelist didn't win in 1901, he wrote a letter declining the prize thereafter |
Leo Tolstoy
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$400 |
DJ |
NON-NOBEL-WINNING AUTHORS |
2002-12-10 |
#4207 |
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Like one of his most famous heroines, he died at a train station in 1910 |
Tolstoy
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FJ |
AUTHORS |
2002-04-05 |
#4060 |
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"Two Hussars" is a short story by this author of the very long novel "War and Peace" |
Leo Tolstoy
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$100 |
J |
AUTHORS & THEIR WORKS |
1997-12-25 |
#3069 |
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His epic novel "War And Peace" features over 500 characters |
Leo Tolstoy
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$400 |
DJ |
AUTHORS |
1996-07-18 |
#2754 |
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This count's "The Cossacks" was published in 1863 to pay off gambling debts |
Tolstoy
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$1,000 |
DJ |
AUTHORS |
1995-06-02 |
#2490 |
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This count participated in the Crimean War siege of Sevastopol & later wrote about it |
Tolstoy
DD
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$500 |
DJ |
AUTHORS AT WAR |
1994-10-17 |
#2326 |
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He learned about "War and Peace" early on, having served in the Army during the Crimean War |
Tolstoy
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$200 |
DJ |
AUTHORS |
1994-06-08 |
#2263 |
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This Russian count wrote "pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy" |
Tolstoy
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$600 |
DJ |
WORLD AUTHORS |
1988-12-21 |
#993 |
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His father fought against Napoleon in 1812, which he wrote about in "War and Peace" |
Tolstoy
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$100 |
J |
AUTHORS |
1988-01-19 |
#782 |
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Oddly paralleling his heroine Anna Karenina's death, he died at a train station |
Tolstoy
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$1,000 |
DJ |
AUTHORS |
1987-01-30 |
#560 |
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Perhaps seeking peace after fathering 13 kids, this "War & Peace" author advocated chastity |
Tolstoy
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$200 |
DJ |
AUTHORS |
1986-10-31 |
#495 |