Tolstoy

Tolstoy, or Tolstoi () is a prominent family of Russian nobility, descending from one Andrey Kharitonovich Tolstoy (i.e., "the Fat") who served under Vasily II of Moscow. The "wild Tolstoys" (as they were known in the high society of Imperial Russia) have left a lasting legacy in Russian politics, military history, literature, and fine arts.

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According to a much later genealogical fable, Andrey Kharitonovich Tolstoy was in turn a great-grandson of some Indris who was "a man of distinguished ancestory". Indris allegedly came from the Holy Roman Empire to Chernigov, accompanied by his sons Litvinos and Zimonten and a force of 3000 men. This is a typical genealogical mystification.

Russian nobility: The Russian nobility ( Dvoryanstvo) arose in the 14th century and essentially governed Russia until the October Revolution of 1917....

Holy Roman Empire: :This page is about the Germanic empire. For the ancient empire centred on Rome, see Roman Empire....

Chernigov: redirect Chernihiv...

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Leo Tolstoy Riding Delire	Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina	Leo Tolstoy and the Author Maxim Gorky	Leo Tolstoy the Russian Novelist Embracing Jesus
Portrait of Leo Tolstoy 1909	The Author Leo Tolstoy with His Family in Yasnaya Polyana	The Author Leon Tolstoy with His Granddaughter Tatiana in Yasnaya Polyana 1910	Portrait of the Author Leo Tolstoy
Portrait of Russian Author Alexei Tolstoy	Anton Chekhov Russian Writer with Leo Tolstoy