Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), also known as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, philosopher and playwright. In 1857 L.N Tolstoy made a trip to Western Europe. At the Hotel "Schweizerhof" an episode occurred which Tolstoy describes in his story "Lucerne" (1857) In the Photo: Illustration by N.V. Vreshchagin for L.N Tolstoy's story "Lucerne." The roving singer. c.1951 Supplied By: SCRSS - Society for Co-operation in Russian & Soviet Studies