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Leo Tolstoy's Life in Weeks

Regarded as one of the greatest novelists of all time. His epic works explore the deepest questions of morality, history, and the meaning of life with unparalleled psychological insight.

1828–1910 Russian Author & Philosopher 4,288 weeks (82 years)

Leo Tolstoy's 4,288 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

4,288
Total Weeks
30,016
Days Lived
5
Key Milestones
82
Years

Key Milestones

Age 23 · Week ~1,196

Joined the Russian Army and served in the Caucasus

Age 34 · Week ~1,768

Married Sophia Behrs and settled at Yasnaya Polyana

Age 41 · Week ~2,132

Completed War and Peace

Age 49 · Week ~2,548

Published Anna Karenina

Age 51 · Week ~2,652

Underwent a profound spiritual crisis, turning to moral philosophy

Legacy

Wrote War and Peace and Anna Karenina, considered among the finest novels ever written. His later philosophical and moral writings influenced Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.

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