| While serving in the Army Leo used much of his free time to write. He worked on a story titled Childhood, which was an autobiography. |
Leo Tolstoy's first published work was Childhood.Leo Tolstoy facts for kids - Kids encyclopediaIt was accepted for publication in the most popular journal of its time The Contemporary. |
| Leo Tolstoy began writing The Cossacks while in the Army but didn't finish it until 1862. It was an account of lie at Caucasus, an Army outpost. He had long since left the army when he finished the work. |
Leo Tolstoy fought in the Crimean War from November 1854 to August 1855.Leo Tolstoy | Biography, Books, Religion, & Facts | Britannica |
| While fighting in the Crimean War Leo Tolstoy wrote Boyhood. It was the second book in his trilogy of autobiographies. |
| After returning home from the war Leo discovered he was already popular on the literary scene in St. Petersburg. |
| Leo Tolstoy witnessed a public execution in Paris in 1857, which bothered him for the rest of his life.
He also published Youth, the third book in his Leo Tolstoy's Biography | PPT - SlideShare FYJ
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