Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy Writer

Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: Алексе́й Никола́евич Толсто́й; 10 January 1883 [O.S. 29 December 1882] – 23 February 1945), nicknamed the Comrade Count, was a Russian and Soviet writer who wrote in many genres but specialized in science fiction and historical novels.During World War II, he served on an Extraordinary State Commission which "ascertained without reasonable doubt" the mass extermination of people in gas vans by the German occupiers. His work in the investigation of atrocities committed in the Stavropol region was recognized by Soviet prosecutors during the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi war criminals.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 10, 1883
Birth name	Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Birth place	Saratov Oblast , Russian Empire , Pugachyov , Samara Governorate
Date of death	February 23, 1945
Place of death	Soviet Union