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Dmitry Andreyevich, Count Tolstoy

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March 13 [March 1, old style], 1823, Moscow
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May 7 [April 25, O.S.], 1889, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (aged 66)
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Dmitry Andreyevich, Count Tolstoy (born March 13 [March 1, old style], 1823, Moscow—died May 7 [April 25, O.S.], 1889, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a tsarist Russian government official known for his reactionary policies. Tolstoy was appointed to the education ministry in 1866, charged with imposing strict discipline on both the students and teachers and keeping them from exposure to revolutionary doctrines that were thought to have become dangerously widespread in the Russian Empire. He also proceeded to undo many of the previous educational reforms. Greek and Latin classical studies were introduced into the curriculum to discipline the students. Entry ...(100 of 276 words)

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