On this day in 1828, Leo Tolstoy is born at Yasnaya Polyana, his family's estate in Russia.

Listen to the opening of his famous book, War and Peace, and begin understanding the world Tolstoy tried to create.

Today is September 9, 2020.

This is the Librarian’s Almanac.

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