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Leo Tolstoy
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Leo Tolstoy was born in Tula Province, Russia
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Headed for the Caucasus Mountains
Formed the backbone of Leo's 1861 novel The Cossacks. -
Published in a leading St. Petersburg review, Sovremennik
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His brother Nicolas died
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Tolstoy married 18-year-old Sophia Behrs
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He and his family moved deep into the countryside
Moved deep into the coutryside to set up for the soup kitchen -
Russian Church (Greek Orthodox) excommunicated him
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Leo Tolstoy dies
