Childhood and youth

Lev Tolstoy
Lev Tolstoy - Russian writer and thinker, participated in the defense of Sevastopol, engaged in educational and journalistic activities. He was at the head of a new religious movement - Tolstoyism.
Once upon a time, the leader of the proletariat, Vladimir Lenin, said about this man: "What a block! What an experienced person!". These words belonged to the world's greatest writer - the writer Leo Tolstoy. But he distinguished himself not only in the field of literature, but also as a famous philosopher , an enlightened, religious thinker. He promoted a healthy lifestyle. He never abused alcohol, never smoked, gave up coffee in his forties, and stopped eating meat in his old age. "stopped. He became the author of a set of exercises that are relevant today. He was a real example, although not everything in his biography was smooth and smooth.
CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH
Leo Tolstoy was born on August 28, 1828 (September 9 in the new style) in his mother's estate in Yasnaya Polyana, Tula province. His father, Count Nikolai Tolstoy, came from the ancient Tolstoy family, who were in the service of Ivan the Terrible and Peter I, and his mother belonged to the Volkonsky family, descendants of the Ruriks. Leo Tolstoy and the poet Alexander Pushkin had a common ancestor - Ivan Golovin, admiral of the Royal Navy.
Leo Tolstoy in his youth
Leo's mother died shortly after giving birth to a girl, Leo was not yet two years old at the time. Leo was the fourth child of a noble family. The father did not live much longer than the mother, he died 7 years after her death.
The children became orphans and their aunt T. A. Yergolskaya began to raise them. After some time, the duties of the guardian passed to his second aunt, A. M. Austen-Saken, who had the title of count. When he died, the children settled in the family of P. I. Yushkova, their father's sister, who became their new guardian. It was 1840. The aunt had a great influence on Leo Tolstoy, he called the years spent with her the happiest period of his life. His house was always full of guests, he was considered the most hospitable and cheerful in Kazan. His childhood impressions of living in this family are reflected in his work "Childhood".
Leo Tolstoy conducted the elementary school program at home. He was taught by French and German teachers. In 1843, Tolstoy became a student of the Faculty of Oriental Languages of the University of Kotz. He was not very interested in languages, so his academic performance was very poor. This prompted the faculty to change. Tolstoy preferred legality. However, this change also did not work, after two years he left the university completely and was left without a degree.