Author · Russia · 1828–1910
Leo Tolstoy
Epic realism with intimate ethics; the cadence of daily life turned into vision and care.
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, known in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer multiple times nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature (and that he never won is a major controversy) and he is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time.
Genres
Short Stories
Literary fiction
Novella
Philosophy
Historical fiction
Romance
Series
Tolstoy's Autobiographical Trilogy
Tolstoy still matters in 2026
From a dinner glance to a battle line he keeps attention on breath, habit, and choice. Ideas meet hunger, work, and love at human scale. In a loud era his pages reward long focus and show how small decisions move history. Read him to practice mercy, discernment, and deliberate living.
