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✍️On this day, 9 September 1828, Leo #Tolstoy was born — one of the greatest Russian writers and philosophers, whose ideas on morality, justice and non-violence profoundly shaped humanitarian thought. His legacy inspired thinkers and political leaders across the globe and continues to speak to readers worldwide. 📚 Tolstoy created works that became timeless classics of world literature: War and Peace, Anna Karenina, the Sevastopol Sketches and the autobiographical trilogy Childhood. Boyhood. Youth. His books have been translated into more than 90 languages and remain accessible to millions of readers across the globe. 📖Read Tolstoy online in English: • War and Peace • Anna Karenina • Sevastopol Sketches 🎥Watch War and Peace (dir. Sergei Bondarchuk) The epic adaptation of Tolstoy’s masterpiece, directed by Sergei Bondarchuk, became the first Soviet film to win an Academy Award (Best Foreign Language Film, 1969): • ▶Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky • ▶Part II: Natasha Rostova • ▶Part III: The Year 1812 • ▶Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov 🌍Tolstoy Today 📌 In 2024, Russia established the Leo Tolstoy Peace Prize, awarded for outstanding contributions to peacebuilding, the defense of human rights and efforts to prevent the threat of world war or nuclear catastrophe. The first laureate, in September 2024, was the African Union. 📌 Tolstoy’s family estate, Yasnaya Polyana, remains not only a memorial museum but also an international cultural centre. It hosts the annual Tolstoy Weekend literary festival, concerts, exhibitions, children’s programmes, and international cultural projects. Find the full calendar of events here: Yasnaya Polyana Museum — Events & Exhibitions ✨ Tolstoy’s legacy continues to unite cultures and generations. As he wrote in War and Peace: “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” #Tolstoy#RussianLiterature#YasnayaPolyana