Tolstoy Lev Nikolaevich (1828 - 1910) - Count, a popular writer who achieved incredible popularity in the history of world literature. Belongs to the richest and most famous family, which occupied a prominent position since the time of Peter the Great. There are a lot of descendants of Leo Tolstoy. To date, there are more than three hundred people.
short biography
This great man was born on September 9, 1828. His parents died early, so his relative, T. A. Ergolskaya, took care of him. At 16, he was able to go to university in Kazan. But soon the lectures bored him. In addition, Young Leo Tolstoy did not shine with outstanding learning abilities, as a result of which he failed the exam. He wrote a quitrent and left this place.
His elder brother Nikolay had a great influence on him, with whom Leo left for the Caucasus, where he fought with the highlanders of Shamil. He decided to devote himself to a military career. In Tiflis he passed the exam and became a junker in the 4th battery, stationed in the Cossack village on the Terek River.
When the Crimean War began, he went to Sevastopol, where he fought gloriously. For this Lev Nikolaevich received the Order of St. Anne and two medals. At the same time, he wrote stories about Sevastopol. After the end of hostilities, he moved to St. Petersburg. There, he immediately attracted the attention of famous people and entered their circle. His writing skills were greatly appreciated.
In 1856, Tolstoy finally left military service.
The Marriage of a Writer
Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy began to like Sofya Andreyevna Bers (1844-1919), who was the daughter of a doctor from Moscow. Sofya Andreevna was then only 17 years old. He married in 1862. Her beloved was 18 years old. Immediately after marriage, Lev Nikolaevich moved with his wife to Yasnaya Polyana. The writer devoted himself wholeheartedly to the family and thought that he had finally given up writing, but in 1863 he had thoughts about a new work. A few years later he finished work on the novel Anna Karenina. Not expecting much time, Tolstoy wrote several more works.
In 1910, the writer decided to move away from his family, anticipating his imminent death. He died seven days after leaving.
Everyone is familiar with the work of the greatest writer, but not everyone knows about his descendants. Have the children of Leo Tolstoy connected their fate, like their father, with literature? Perhaps they found another calling for themselves?
If you study the genealogical tree of Tolstoy Leo Nikolaevich, it will turn out to be large and rich in branches.
Home style
For almost 50 years of marriage, Lev Nikolaevich and his wife gave birth to 13 children: four daughters and nine sons. Unfortunately, five of the babies died in infancy. The remaining children of Leo Tolstoy lived a long life. Their wonderful father believed that in life, each person should have only the most necessary. Therefore, he gave the poor a lot of household property, among which were furniture, clothes, even a piano. This, of course, his wife did not like very much, because of which differences began in a friendly family. The children of Lev Nikolaevich were brought up in severity and without any frills that were due to them, according to their high family. They played with peasant children, ate and dressed without frills. The grown-up children of Lev Nikolaevich behaved differently. Some took everything they could from life. Others continued to lead an ascetic life, following the rules of his father.
Sons of Leo Tolstoy
As mentioned above, the writer had 9 people:
- Sergey Lvovich (July 10, 1863 - December 23, 1947). Firstborn. Musician and composer of Russia. He was smart, clever and sensitive to art. But also he was rather distracted. Sergey Lvovich himself wrote several pieces of music. He studied not only Russian folklore, but also the music of India. Initially, he studied at the Physics and Mathematics Department of Moscow University, but music attracted him from an early age. He represented Russia at The Sufi Order in the UK. He also wrote a number of articles about the music that Leo Tolstoy loved during his lifetime, namely, “Music in the Life of L. N. Tolstoy,” “Musical Works Favorite by L. N. Tolstoy,” “Leo Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky.”
- Tolstoy Ilya Lvovich (05/22/1866 - 12/11/1933), was a writer, memoirist, journalist and teacher. Leo Tolstoy found Ilya the most gifted in literature of all his children. Despite this, Ilya Tolstoy did not graduate from high school, but went to serve in the army. Studying for him was not so easy as the rest of the children. He emigrated to America in 1016, where he made his living by lecturing. In this distant land, he died.
- Lev Lvovich (1869-1945). Author, writer, playwright, sculptor. His first published work was a children's story "Monte Cristo" in 1891 in the journal "Spring". After it began to be published "Northern Herald", "Herald of Europe", "New Time" and in other publications. A little later, the process of publishing books began. He lived in France, then moved to his wife’s homeland in Switzerland. Contemporaries believed that a bad writer, painter and sculptor came out of it. Lev Lvovich was very envious of the glory of his father, for which he often spoke of his hatred of his parent.
- Peter Lvovich (1872-1873).
- Nikolai Lvovich (1874-1875).
- Tolstoy Andrei Lvovich (1877-1916) Andrei Lvovich took part in the war between Russians and Japanese, and was wounded. After he was awarded the St. George Cross for his courage. In 1907, Andrei Lvovich got a job as a civil servant in the department of special assignments. He was very attached to his mother, who adored him. His father directed him on a way to help the people, but he had different views. Andrei believed that he should fully enjoy the privileges of his family tree. Most of all in his life he was attracted to women, wine and card games. He has been officially married several times.
- Tolstoy Alexey Lvovich (1881-1886).
- Mikhail Lvovich (1879-1944) had talent in the musical field. From a very young age, he liked music very much, could skillfully play the balalaika, harmonica, piano, wrote romances, and learned to play the violin. Despite the fact that he wanted to be a composer, Mikhail Lvovich followed in his parents' footsteps and chose a career as a military man. He also emigrated, lived in France, then in Morocco where he died.
- Tolstoy Ivan Lvovich (1888-1895) the youngest son of Leo Tolstoy, the thirteenth child in the family. He had a very similar appearance with his father. Tolstoy himself had hopes for this child, thought that he would continue his work in the future. The boy was incredibly talented, cordial and sensitive to the people around him, surprised everyone with his seriousness and kindness. But misfortune happened - Ivan died of scarlet fever. Leo Nikolaevich loved him with all his heart. For him it was a big and heavy loss.
Of the nine sons of the writer, seven lived a long life and left behind a large offspring, which we will discuss below.
Daughters of Lev Nikolaevich
Fate gave the Tolstoy family only four girls. One of them (Varenka) died in infancy. Universal favorite Mashenka (Maria Lvovna) also died young and did not leave children behind herself. Let's talk about the daughters of the writer in more detail:
1. Tatyana Lvovna (Sukhotina) Tolstaya. (10/04/1864 - 09/21/1950).
She was a writer, creator of memoirs. In 1899 she married Mikhail Sergeyevich Sukhotinin. From 1917 to 1923 she managed the estate museum in Yasnaya Polyana. She was capable of many things, but writing with her came out best. She inherited this from her father.
2. Maria Lvovna (1871-1906). From Youth, she helped her father monitor correspondence, translated texts, and served as secretary. She was a good person. But she could not boast of good health. Maria constantly quarreled with her mother, but was unusually friendly with her father, completely shared his views, led an ascetic lifestyle. She was smart. Despite her very poor health, she traveled without escort even to distant provinces to treat the sick, she taught children in the school she opened. Maria married Prince Obolensky, but could not give birth to children. In 1906, she suddenly fell ill. Despite all the efforts of the doctors, Maria died. Father and husband were with her until the last moment of her life.
3. Varvara Lvovna (1875-1875).
4. Tolstaya Alexandra Lvovna (1884-1979). The creator of memoirs about the father. She studied well at home. Her teachers were educators and adult sisters, who taught her more than her mother Sofya Andreevna. Like her mother, her father paid little attention to her in her early childhood. After Tolstaya Alexandra Lvovna celebrated her 16th birthday, her rapprochement with her father took place. Since that time, she devoted her life to Lev Nikolaevich. She did the work of the secretary, dictated by Lev Nikolaevich wrote down his diary, learned shorthand, typewriting. They spoke of her as a complex child. She had to tinker with longer and more persistently than with her brothers and sisters. But she grew up clever and clever. She began to engage in the work of her father as a teenager, he transferred her copyrights to his literature. She rejected the authorities who imposed their conservatism. As a result, she was imprisoned for 3 years. After 1929, she managed to open an educational institution and a hospital. In 1941, Tolstoy’s daughter moved to the United States, where she helped other emigrants settle. She lived for a long time - 95 years. She died in 1979.
As we see, not all children of Leo Tolstoy were able to live long. But this is not uncommon for the time when children could die from a common cold. Many sons and daughters of the writer who became adults had their children - grandchildren of Tolstoy Lev Nikolaevich.
Grandchildren and great grandchildren
Leo Tolstoy had 31 grandchildren and dozens of great-grandchildren. Below in the article we will talk about them.
1. Sergey Sergeyevich Tolstoy (08.24.1897, Great Britain - 09/18/1974, Moscow).
Teacher, specialist in English. The son of Sergei L. Tolstoy. No children, although he was married three times. He is known for writing memories of his grandfather Lev Nikolaevich, although he was brought up in the family of another grandfather - K.A. Rachinsky.
2. Sukhotina Tatyana Mikhailovna (November 6, 1905 - August 12, 1996) Daughter of Tatyana Tolstoy Lvovna.
Her kids:
- Albertini Luigi. Born 09.09.1931 in Rome. Photographer, farmer.
- Albertini Anna. Born 1934, died 1936
- Albertini Marta. Born 05/11/1937 in Rome.
- Albertini Christina. Born 05/11/1937 in Rome.
3. Tolstaya Anna Ilyinichna (12.24.1888 - 03.04.1954). The daughter of Ilya Lvovich.
Her kids:
- Holmberg Sergey Nikolaevich. Born November 7, 1909 in Kaluga, died June 3, 1985.
- Holmberg Vladimir Nikolaevich. Born 04/15/1915 in Kaluga, died in 1932
4. Tolstoy Nikolay Ilyich (12.12.1891 - 02.12.1893). The son of Ilya Lvovich. No kids.
5. Tolstoy Mikhail Ilyich (10/10/1893 - 03/28/1919) The son of Ilya Lvovich. No kids.
6. Tolstoy Andrei Ilyich (04/01/1895 - 04/03/1920). The son of Ilya Lvovich. No kids. He was an officer when the imperialist war was on.
7. Tolstoy Ilya Ilyich (12/16/1897 - 04/07/1970). The son of Ilya Lvovich. He was a candidate of pedagogical sciences, as well as an assistant professor at the Moscow Institute. He was an expert in the field of Slavic lexicography. Creator of the Serbo-Croatian-Russian dictionary.
Children:
- Tolstoy Nikita Ilyich. Born (04/05/1923 - 06/27/1996).
8. Tolstoy Vladimir Ilyich (05/01/1899 - 11.24.1967). The son of Ilya Lvovich. He worked as an agronomist. He gave lectures on the writer Tolstoy, took an active part in the creation of Leo Tolstoy's museums in Moscow and in Yasnaya Polyana.
Children:
- Tolstoy Oleg Vladimirovich. Born July 3, 1927 in Tetovo, Yugoslavia, died September 1, 1992 in Moscow.
- Tolstoy Ilya Vladimirovich. He was born on June 29, 1930 in New Beche, Yugoslavia, and died on May 16, 1997 in Moscow.
9. Tolstaya Vera Ilinichna (06/19/1903 - 04/29/1999). The daughter of Ilya Tolstoy.
Children:
- Tolstoy Sergey Vladimirovich. Born 10/20/1922
10. Tolstoy Kirill Ilyich (01/18/1907-02/01/1915). The son of Ilya Lvovich.
No kids.
11. Tolstoy Lev Lvovich (06/08/1898 - 12/24/1900). The son of Lev Lvovich.
12. Tolstoy Pavel Lvovich (08/02/1900 - 04/08/1992). The son of Lev Lvovich. By profession an agronomist. He lived in Sweden.
Children:
- Tolstaya Anna Pavlovna. Born 05/05/1937 Lives in Sweden.
- Tolstaya Ekaterina Pavlovna. Born 08/03/1940 by profession a teacher.
- Tolstoy Ivan (Yukhan) Pavlovich. Born January 25, 1945. By profession a tax inspector.
- Eberg Maria (May). Born 02.15.1932, illegitimate daughter.
13. Tolstoy Nikita Lvovich (08/04/1903 - 09/25/1992). The son of Lev Lvovich.
Children:
- Fat Maria (Marya). Born 05/08/1938 By profession a psychiatrist.
- Tolstoy Stefan (Stepan). Born November 18, 1940. By profession a lawyer.
14. Petr Lvovich. (September 8, 1905 - June 4, 1970). The son of Lev Lvovich.
He was engaged in animal husbandry. He lived and died on his estate - Sophialund (Sweden).
Children:
- Tolstoy Leo. Born January 31, 1934. By profession a lawyer.
- Tolstoy Peter. Born 08/10/1935 by profession an agronomist.
- Tolstoy Andrey. Born July 28, 1938. By profession, an agronomist.
- Fat Elizabeth (Elizabeth). Born October 28, 1941. Lives in Germany.
15. Tolstaya Nina Lvovna (November 6, 1906 - January 9, 1987). The daughter of Lev Lvovich.
Children:
- Lundberg Christian. Born December 25, 1931. By profession a jeweler.
- Lundberg Wilhelm. Born August 17, 1933
- Lundberg Staffan. Born 02/19/1936
- Lundberg Stellan. Born 12/30/1939
- Lundberg Gerdt. Born 06/20/1948
16. Tolstaya Sofya Lvovna (September 18, 1908 - November 5, 2006). The daughter of Lev Lvovich. The artist. She lived in Sweden.
Children:
- Seder Signe.
- Seder Anna Charlotte.
17. Tolstoy Fedor (Theodor) Lvovich (07/02/1912 - 10/25/1956). The son of Lev Lvovich.
Children:
- Tolstoy Michael. Born June 28, 1944
- Tolstoy Nikolay. Born October 10, 1946
18. Tolstaya Tatyana Lvovna (September 20, 1914 - January 29, 2007). The daughter of Lev Lvovich. The artist.
Children:
- Paus Christopher. Born June 2, 1941. By profession, an agronomist. Lives in Sweden.
- Paus Greger. Born February 14, 1943. By profession, a civil engineer.
- Paus Tatyana. Born 12/16/1945
- Paus Peder. Born 02/09/1950
19. Tolstaya Daria Lvovna (11/02/1915 - 11/29/1970). The daughter of Lev Lvovich.
Children:
- Streifert Eran. Born December 12, 1946
- Streifert Helena. Born January 18, 1948
- Streifert Suzanne. Born 04/15/1949
- Streifert Dorothea. Born 12/14/1955
20. Tolstaya Sofya Andreeva (04/12/1900 - 07/29/1957 g). The daughter of Andrei Lvovich Tolstoy. No kids.
21. Tolstoy Ilya Andreevich (02.03.1903, 10.28.1970). The son of Andrei Lvovich.
By profession, a geographer, created the world's first dolphinarium.
Children:
- Tolstoy Alexander Ilyich. (07/19/1921 - 04/12/1997). By profession a geologist.
- Tolstaya Sofya Ilyinichna. (07/29/1922 - 04/18/1990)
22. Tolstaya Maria Andreevna (02.17.1908 g-03.05.1993 g). Daughter of Andrey Lvovich.
Children:
- Vaulina Tatyana Alexandrovna. (09/26/1929 - 02/19/2003)
23. Tolstoy Ivan Mikhailovich (10.12.1901-26.03.1982). The son of Mikhail Lvovich. Church Regent.
Children:
- Tolstoy Ilya Ivanovich. Born September 20, 1926
24. Tolstaya Tatyana Mikhailovna (February 22, 1903 - December 19, 1990). The daughter of Mikhail Lvovich.
Children:
- Lvov Mikhail Alexandrovich. Born December 12, 1923 in Paris.
25. Tolstaya Lyubov Mikhailovna. Born and died in September 1904. Daughter of Mikhail Lvovich.
26. Tolstoy Vladimir Mikhailovich (12/11/1905 - 02/06/1988). The son of Mikhail Lvovich. By profession an architect.
Children:
- Penkrat Tatyana Vladimirovna. Born October 14, 1942 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
- Tolstaya-Sarandinaki Maria Vladimirovna. Born 08/22/1951 in the United States.
27. Tolstaya Alexandra Mikhailovna (12/11/1905-01/11/1986). The daughter of Mikhail Lvovich.
Children:
- Alekseeva-Stanislavskaya Olga Igorevna. Born March 4, 1933 in Paris.
28. Tolstoy Peter Mikhailovich (10/15/1907-02/03/1994). The son of Mikhail Lvovich.
Children:
- Tolstoy Sergey Petrovich. Born November 30, 1956 in Nyack, New York, USA.
29. Tolstoy Mikhail Mikhailovich (09/02/1910 - 1915). The son of Mikhail Lvovich.
30. Tolstoy Sergey Mikhailovich (September 14, 1911-January 12, 1996). The son of Mikhail Lvovich. By profession a doctor. He was president of the Leo Tolstoy Friends Society in France.
Children:
- Tolstoy Alexander Sergeevich. Born 05/19/1938 in Paris
- Tolstoy Mikhail Sergeevich. (05/19/1938 - 01/01/2007)
- Tolstaya Maria Sergeevna. Born 08.08.1939
- Tolstoy Sergey Sergeevich. (January 29, 1958 - July 3, 1979)
- Tolstoy Dmitry Sergeevich. Born January 29, 1959 in Paris. A photographer by profession.
31. Tolstaya Sofya Mikhailovna (01/26/1915 - 10/15/1975). The daughter of Mikhail Lvovich.
Children:
- Lopukhin Sergey Rafailovich. Born January 3, 1942 in Paris.
- Lopukhin Nikita Rafailovich. Born 05/13/1944 in Paris.
- Lopukhin Andrey Rafailovich. Born 06/03/1947 in Lekunbury (France).
There are practically no information about many grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the writer. This is understandable, because they live on different continents, do not do any great things that could glorify them.
Sofya Andreevna
Let us say a few words about the granddaughter of Leo Tolstoy, Sonyushka (as she was affectionately called). She was the complete namesake of the writer’s wife and her grandmother, who did not have a soul in the girl, even became her godmother. When the girl was 4 years old, she and her mother moved to England. Since that time, she no longer met with grandparents, but often wrote letters to them, sent nice postcards. Her mother was engaged in her upbringing, since her father (Andrei Tolstoy) left the family. In 1908, the Family returned to Russia. Sonya’s mother bought an apartment in Moscow, where the descendants of Leo Tolstoy live now.
Sophia grew up clever, got a good education, knew several languages. She left her mark in history by becoming the wife and greatest love of Sergei Yesenin. To her, he devoted his immortal works. Sofya Andreevna wore a copper ring on her finger all her life, given to her by Yesenin. Now it is an exhibit in Yasnaya Polyana.
S. A. Tolstaya-Yesenina since 1928. Worked a lot in the museum of Leo Tolstoy. In 1941–1957 - was the director of the museum. She did a great job on the restoration of Yasnaya Polyana after the Nazi occupation.
Young descendants of the 2000s
Also in the genealogical tree of Leo Tolstoy, young descendants were born in the early 2000s and are his great-great-great-great-grandchildren:
1. On the line of Ilya Lvovich Tolstoy.
Karkishko Nikolay Grigoryevich. 06/10/2004 birth.
Lysyakov Oleg Ivanovich. 01/25/2010 year of birth.
2. On the line of Leo Tolstoy.
Leo Lundberg Born December 12, 2010
3. On the line of Mikhail Lvovich Tolstoy.
Mazhaev Dmitry Alekseevich. 11.28.2001 year of birth.
Mazhaev Sergey Alekseevich. 05.21.2007 year of birth.
Diar Aminat. 07/17/2003 year of birth, lives in France.
Leo Christopher Lviv. 09/28/2010 year of birth.
The fate of the descendants of Tolstoy
As we see, most of the descendants of Leo Tolstoy inherited his longevity, but only a few went along his creative path. The fate of all of them scattered to different corners of our Earth.
The total number of descendants of the writer
Currently, there are more than 350 descendants of Leo Tolstoy. Every two years they meet on the land of their glorious ancestor in Yasnaya Polyana. It can not but rejoice that more than 100 years after the death of the writer, his descendants have a relationship with each other. It is safe to say that the name of Leo Tolstoy and his work does not leave indifferent his descendants. Who knows, perhaps one of them will still surprise the world with his writing talent.