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Alexandra Tolstoy
Acting
July 1, 1884
Died September 26, 1979 (95 years old)
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Acting Credits
Biography
Countess Alexandra (Sasha) Lvovna Tolstaya (Russian: Александра Львовна Толстая; 18 June 1884 – 26 September 1979) was the youngest daughter and secretary of the noted Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. Although Alexandra Lvovna shared with her father the doctrine of non-violence, she felt it was her duty to take part in the events of World War I. For her courage, the Russian government awarded her three St George Medals and the rank of colonel. The Bolsheviks imprisoned Alexandra in 1920, but she ...
