The subject of the study was the biographies of some representatives of the Tolstoy family. It is clear that the greatest attention is paid to the personality of Lev Nikolaevich and his large family. The author tried to understand the reasons for certain actions of the classic and his children. The conclusions are based on an analysis of the content of diary entries and the testimony of contemporaries. Using the Internet, the reader can verify the authenticity of the quotes used - just place part of the phrase in the search bar and enclose it in quotation marks. The cover design was made by the author.