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World literature: Who wrote the epic novel "War and Peace"? Select the correct Russian author of this classic work.

Q: World literature: Who wrote the epic novel "War and Peace"? Select the correct Russian author of this classic work.

Approach & answer War and Peace is authored by Leo Tolstoy. The others are towering Russian writers but did not write this title.

Difficulty: Easy

Leo Tolstoy
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Ivan Turgenev
Anton Chekhov
Alexander Pushkin

Correct Answer: Leo Tolstoy

Explanation:

Approach & answer
War and Peace is authored by Leo Tolstoy. The others are towering Russian writers but did not write this title.

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