The church was a pillar of the tsarist state, hounding pre-revolutionary dissenters such as Leo Tolstoy.

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He was nominated for the first time in 2009 for his role as writer Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station.

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Mirren's nomination for playing the aging wife of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy gave "The Last Station" two chances to win an Oscar.

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Oscar-winning writer Tom Stoppard will pen the script and Atonement film-maker Joe Wright will direct the epic romance, based on Leo Tolstoy's novel.

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You know, if CamcorderInfo really wanted to write a shorter review of the Sony HDR-UX1, it probably should have hired Leo Tolstoy, who's always been known for his brevity.

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With a career that spans 60 years, Plummer's work largely went unrecognised until two years ago, when he was nominated in the supporting actor category for his portrayal of Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station.

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The difference between a dream and a goal is a plan, and the one thing that Warren Buffet, John Adams, Leo Tolstoy, Plato, and Abraham Lincoln all shared was a well defined plan for personal development.

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The movie's title, with its religious overtones, is a literal reference to the railway station where Leo Tolstoy died a few days after leaving his wife and home, presumably to become a wandering ascetic (though he brought his personal physician with him).

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