How did Leo Tolstoy die?

Answer 1

He was murdered by an assassin in his home outside Mexico City, on August 20, 1940.
Trotsky had been exiled by Stalin as a political enemy, and continued to write about the decay of communism under Stalin. Stalin placed a bounty on Trotsky's head. In May, 1940, a team of NKVD agents attacked Trotsky's villa, abducting and killing his assistant, Robert Sheldon Harte.
Three months later, Trotsky was attacked in his study by a man named Ramon Mercader. Trotsky was hit and then stabbed with an ice ax, fatally wounding him. Mercader was captured and convicted, but honored by the USSR after serving his sentence.

Answer 2

Lenin had a series of strokes, which paralyzed and eventually killed him. This caused him to be inactive as a ruler the last two years of his life. He did in 1924, Stalin followed as leader after a few disputes over who should rule USSR.

Answer 3

Leo Tolstoy, or Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy Born September 9 1828, died November 20 1910

Answer 4

Tolstoy died of pneumonia at Astapovo station in 1910 at the age of 82.

Answer 5

An assassin called Ramon Mercader, acting on Stalin's orders, stabbed Trotsky with an ice axe, fatally wounding him. As a result he died the following day.