Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy dies of pneumonia at Astapovo railway station.

Tolstoy's novel 'Resurrection' is published.

Tolstoy's novel 'Anna Karenina' is published.

Tolstoy begins writing 'Anna Karenina'.

Tolstoy experiences a spiritual crisis, leading to philosophical changes.

Tolstoy's novel 'War and Peace' is published.

Tolstoy's novella 'The Cossacks' is published.

Tolstoy marries Sophia Andreyevna Behrs.

Tolstoy leaves the army and dedicates himself to writing.

Tolstoy serves in the Crimean War.

Tolstoy begins writing his autobiographical trilogy, starting with 'Childhood'.

Tolstoy's father, Count Nikolai Ilyich Tolstoy, dies.

Tolstoy's mother, Countess Maria Nikolaevna Tolstaya, dies.

Leo Tolstoy is born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tula Province, Russia.