TOLSTOY Meaning of TOLSTOY in English Tol ‧ stoy, Count Leo /ˈtɒlstɔɪ $ ˈtəʊl-/ BrE AmE (1828–1910) a Russian writer best known for his long novels ↑ War and Peace and ↑ Anna Karenina Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012