Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy was born in Russia in 1828 and is considered to be one of the greatest authors of all time. His best-known work, War and Peace, was first published in 1869. Anna Karenina was published in complete form in 1878, but Tolstoy also wrote short stories, plays and essays. During trips to Europe, he met and was influenced by Victor Hugo, as well as the anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. Tolstoy eventually died in 1910 from pneumonia.