Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received multiple nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature and Nobel Peace Prize. His notable works include War and Peace and Anna Karenina, which are often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction.
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