Countess Sophia Tolstoy
Significant Others
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Tolstoy's Death
Tolstoy had some deep seated fear of harming his wife, especially by way of impregnating her. Sophia was no mute trinket, nor did tolstoy treat her with the care and kindness he showed the doll in his dream. 13 years into the marriage, that joy began to dim tol stoy became severely depressed. The couple lost three children. He also turned his back on writing. An two years work on enna carenina, in which he, again drew inspiration from sophia, her family and her experiences, was interrupted by illness, family tragedy and famine. Briefly, tolstoys embraced christian orthodoxy, demanding the rest of
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