Tolstoy

or Tol·stoi

[ tohl-stoi, tol-; Russian tuhl-stoi ]

/ ˈtoʊl stɔɪ, ˈtɒl-; Russian tʌlˈstɔɪ /

noun

Leo or Lev Ni·ko·la·e·vich

[lev nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich; Russian lyef nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /lɛv ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ əˌvɪtʃ; Russian ˈlyɛf nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/, Count,1828–1910, Russian novelist and social critic.

OTHER WORDS FROM Tolstoy

Tol·stoy·an, Tol·stoi·an, adjective, noun Tol·stoy·ism, noun Tol·stoy·ist, noun

Example sentences from the Web for tolstoy

Like Flaubert, Tolstoy and Stendhal greatly admired Walter Scott.

The Birth of the Novel |Nick Romeo |November 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The great Mann disappointed her; instead of Kafka and Tolstoy, he wanted to know what she thought of Hemingway.

Still Desperately Seeking Susan Sontag |Allen Barra |September 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If Dostoevsky unintentionally laid the philosophical groundwork upon which Putin now stands, then Tolstoy offers the solution.

How Tolstoy Can Save Putin’s Soul |Andrew D. Kaufman |May 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But genuine strength, as Tolstoy understood so well, comes from humility, not hubris.

How Tolstoy Can Save Putin’s Soul |Andrew D. Kaufman |May 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

If Putin preferred Tolstoy over Dostoevsky, what a happier, more peaceful place Ukraine would be right now.

How Tolstoy Can Save Putin’s Soul |Andrew D. Kaufman |May 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In fact, Tolstoy tells us that we shall soon outgrow war, which he says is simply a duel between nations.

The Ball and The Cross |G.K. Chesterton
In Tolstoy's eyes they were false, paltry, and immoral, and he was at no pains to disguise his opinions.

The Forged Coupon and Other Stories |Leo Tolstoy
Art,” says Tolstoy, “has this characteristic, that it unites people.

Ancient Art and Ritual |Jane Ellen Harrison
Tolstoy had refined all human souls with the sentiments the most delicate and just.

Tremendous Trifles |G. K. Chesterton
The work of Tolstoy has another and more special significance.

Twelve Types |G.K. Chesterton

British Dictionary definitions for tolstoy

Tolstoy

/ (ˈtɒlstɔɪ, Russian talˈstɔj) /

noun

Leo, Russian name Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy. 1828–1910, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and philosopher; author of the two monumental novels War and Peace (1865–69) and Anna Karenina (1875–77). Following a spiritual crisis in 1879, he adopted a form of Christianity based on a doctrine of nonresistance to evil

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