Tolstoy
noun
Leo or Lev Nikolaevich Count, 1828–1910, Russian novelist and social critic.
Tolstoi
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a variation of
Tolstoy.
Example Sentences
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Anne Tolstoi was born on Feb. 19, 1929, in Manhattan.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2018
Thus ends one of the most articulate books of Russia, of human and other natures, yet written in the Tolstoi vein.
From Time Magazine Archive
Next to Maxim Gorky the Soviet author with the most thronelike seat is Alexei Tolstoi.
From Time Magazine Archive
So is Homer brutal, and Tolstoi; that is, they all alike appeal to the crude savage instincts of men.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the other wall there was a mural showing Homer, Dante, Tolstoi, Balzac, and Shakespeare engaged in conversation.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
