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Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
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Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy – a Russian writer, poet and playwright, translator, satirist. Tolstoy was born in Saint Petersburg on September 5, 1817, into a noble family. His father was a military officer, and his mother came from an old noble lineage. He received home education, and in 1834 he entered Moscow University. From an early age he showed an interest in literature and began writing poems.
In 1836 he took a position as a civil servant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and continued his literary activity. In the 1840s his works began to appear in print. The poem "A Dream on the Volga" brought him his first recognition among readers and critics. Tolstoy's most significant works, including the historical dramas "The Death of Ivan the Terrible", "Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich" and the novel "Prince Serebryany", were created in the 1850s and 1860s. Together with the Zhemchuzhnikov brothers, under the pseudonym Kozma Prutkov, he created many satirical works that mocked social vices. In the 1870s he was forced to leave his post due to illness. Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy died on October 10, 1875, at his estate Krasny Rog.
Date of birth
05 September 1817
Date of death
10 October 1875
Occupation
Writer