The Diary of Tolstoy’s Wife, 1860-1891

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Countess Sophia Andreyevna Tolstoya (nee Behrs) (1844-1919) was the wife of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. The mother of 13 children, eight of whom survived to adulthood, Countess Tolstoya also acted as copyist to her husband. The Diary documents family events, as well as her husband’s literary life.