Lev Tolstoy (Russian: Лев Толсто́й) is a settlement in the northern part of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located at 53°12′25″N, 39°27′03″E It is the administrative center of Lev-Tolstovsky District. Population: 8,800 (2005 est.). Types of settlements in Russia, Soviet Union, and some other post-Soviet states have certain peculiarities with respect to the English language traditions. ... Lipetsk Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The settlement was founded in 1890 as Astapovo railway station on the intersection of the Kozlov–Volovo and Moscow–Yelets routes. 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Michurinsk (before 1932 - Kozlov) is a city in Tambov Oblast, Russia. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Yelets (Russian: Елец) is a town in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, on the Sosna River, which is a tributary of the Don River. ...

Leo Tolstoy, a famous Russian novelist, fell ill at Astapovo station and died here in 1910. Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: , Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoj), commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, September 9 [O.S. August 28] 1828 – November 20 [O.S. November 7] 1910) was a Russian novelist, philosopher, Christian anarchist, pacifist, educational reformer, vegetarian, moral thinker and an influential member of the Tolstoy... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

In 1918 (1920 according to other sources) the station was renamed Lev Tolstoy. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ...

External link

• (Russian) Unofficial website of Lev Tolstoy settlement