Complete Works of Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy in 24 volumes, 13 books. Edited and annotated by P.I.Biryukov. Moscow, Publishing House of the Partnership of I.D. Sytin, 1913. Leo Tolstoy, 1828-1910, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909. Russian Empire Leo Tolstoy Antiquarian & Collectible Books.