Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy Quotes

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"Which is more useful, the Sun or the Moon?" asks Kuzma Prutkov, the renowned Russian philosopher, and after some reflection he answers himself: "The Moon is the more useful, since it gives us its light during the night, when it is dark, whereas the Sun shines only in the daytime, when it is light anyway."

Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy

Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy

Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy

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Born: January 10, 1883

Died: February 23, 1945 (aged 62)

Bio: Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, nicknamed the Comrade Count, was a Russian and Soviet writer who wrote in many genres but specialized in science fiction and historical novels.

Known for:

Aelita (1923)
The Garin Death Ray (1927)
Nikita's childhood
The Gigantic Turnip (1910)

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