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每天一分钟，我们一起玩转世界文化。托尔斯泰是我们很熟悉的俄罗斯大文豪，被称为“俄罗斯的良心”不过托尔斯泰却是俄罗斯的一个名门望族，你知道吗？
童鞋们注意引号不写，是英式拼写哦~~

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Ed
Tolstoy 托尔斯泰
Russian
Peter Andreevich Tolstoy 彼得 安德列耶维奇 托尔斯泰
Peter the Great 彼得大帝
Russian Ambassador
Constantinople 君士坦丁堡
Alexander Ivanovich Tolstoy 亚历山大 伊凡诺维奇 托尔斯泰
the Battle of Charnova 查诺瓦战役
Napoleon 拿破仑
So, Ed. What do you know about this? Tolstoy's history, what do you know about him? Tolstoy wasn't just one person, you know. They were a whole family of Russian nobility. The Tolstoy's have left a lasting legacy in Russian politics, military history, literature, and fine arts. They got around a bit then! Sounds like they did everything, but let's start with the politics. It says here that Peter Andreevich Tolstoy was a member of Peter the Great's party. Yes, he gradually gained Peter's confidence serving first as the Russian Ambassador to Constantinople, then as the head of the secret police. OK, so what about the military Tolstoy's? I've heard of one called Alexander Ivanovich Tolstoy. He was in the Battle of Charnova in 1807 where his regiment held out for 15 hours against the whole army commanded by Napoleon. It sounds like you know plenty about him already. Let's go on to the literary Tolstoy's, shall we?