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The creators of this centennial tribute to Leo Tolstoy and his work drew on a number of books and biographies and on countless websites. They are particularly indebted to Henri Troyat’s intriguing, comprehensive and beautifully written biography, Tolstoy, translated from the French by Nancy Amphoux. Other key sources are listed below.

Tolstoy by Ernest J Simmons. Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973.
Tolstoy by Henri Troyat. Published by Librairie Artheme Fayard, 1965. Reprinted in 1980 by special arrangement with Doubleday & Company. Octagon Books.
Tolstoy by AN Wilson. Published by the Penguin Group, 1988.
Tolstoy, A Critical Introduction by R F Christian. Published by the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press, 1969.
Tolstoy and his Problems. Essays by Aylmer Maude. Published by Grant Richards, 1901.
Tolstoy, The Making of a Novelist by Edward Crankshaw. Published by George Weideneld & Nicolson Ltd, 1974.
www.linguadex.com/tolstoy/works.htm A comprehensive listing of his writings, including his non-fictional essays and texts, can be found here.
www.nonresistance.org/tolstoy.html Many of Tolstoy’s essays are available here.
www.answers.com and www.wikipedia.org Both these sites were invaluable for the information they contain about Russian history and politics.
www.yasnayapolyana.ru/english/index.htm A museum now occupies the estate on which Tolstoy was born and lived for most of his life. This is the website of that museum.