Leo Tolstoy Writer Horoscope

 Leo Tolstoy (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910), born Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, philosopher, and moral thinker, widely regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time.

Born into an aristocratic family in Yasnaya Polyana, Tula Province, he is best known for epic novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1878), which explore human experience, history, and morality. Later in life, he embraced Christian anarchism, nonviolence, and asceticism, influencing figures like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.

Tolstoy born in Virgo Moon (Uttaraphalguni-2 Star) and Gemini Ascendant.

Yearwise Biography

• 1828: Born on September 9 at Yasnaya Polyana estate, Tula Province, Russia, to Count Nikolai Ilyich Tolstoy and Princess Mariya Volkonskaya, the fourth of five children. (Sun Period - Rahu Bhukti)
  
  
• 1830: Mother died when he was 2; raised by relatives and aunts. (Sun dasha - Mercury bhukti)
  
  
• 1837: Father died when he was 9; family moved to Kazan under guardianship of aunt. (Moon dasha - Saturn bhukti)
  
  
• 1844: Enrolled at Kazan University to study Oriental languages, but left in 1847 without a degree; returned to Yasnaya Polyana.
• 1851: Joined the army with brother Nikolai; served in the Caucasus, began writing Childhood (published 1852).
• 1854: Transferred to Crimean War front; fought at Sevastopol, experiences inspired Sevastopol Sketches.
• 1856: Retired from army as lieutenant; published Youth, completing autobiographical trilogy.
• 1862: Married Sophia (Sofya) Andreyevna Behrs on September 23; they had 13 children (8 survived). (Rahu dasha - Venus bhukti)
  
  
• 1869: Published War and Peace, a monumental historical novel on Napoleonic Wars. (Jupiter - Jupiter dasha which is in 5th H)
  
  
• 1878: Completed Anna Karenina, exploring marriage, faith, and society.
• 1879: Underwent profound spiritual crisis, turning to Christianity and moral philosophy.
• 1883: Began What I Believe, outlining nonviolent Christian anarchism.
• 1886: Published The Death of Ivan Ilyich, a novella on mortality.
• 1899: Wrote Resurrection, critiquing church and state; excommunicated by Russian Orthodox Church in 1901.
• 1901: Health declined; traveled to Crimea for recovery.
• 1910: Left home on October 28 in secret due to family conflicts; fell ill en route; died on November 20 at Astapovo railway station, aged 82. (Mercury dasha - Moon bhukti)

Family

• Parents: Nikolai Tolstoy and Mariya Volkonskaya.
• Wife: Sophia Andreyevna Behrs.
• Children: 13, including Sergei, Ilya, Lev, Tatiana.

Health

• Suffered depression and spiritual crises; died of pneumonia.

Wealth

• Inherited aristocratic estate; later renounced luxury.