Tatiana Tolstoy-Paus
Russian-Swedish socialite and Tolstoy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tatiana "Tanja" Tolstoy-Paus[lower-alpha 1] (born Countess Tatyana Lvovna Tolstaya, Russian: Графиня Татья́на Льво́вна Толста́я; 20 September 1914 – 29 January 2007) was a Russian-Swedish countess, socialite and a member of the Tolstoy family. She was the last surviving grandchild of Leo Tolstoy.
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Born | Tatiana Tolstoy (1914-09-20)20 September 1914 |
Died | 29 January 2007(2007-01-29) (aged 92) Herresta, Sweden |
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Spouse | Herman Paus |
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She was born on her grandfather's estate Yasnaya Polyana, the daughter of novelist and sculptor Lev Lvovich Tolstoy and his Swedish wife Dora Westerlund. As a result of the Russian Revolution, the family fled to Sweden in 1917. In 1940 she married Norwegian-born estate owner and former competitive skier Herman Paus, the owner of the major Herresta estate outside Stockholm.[1] Her father-in-law Karl L. Paus was a first cousin of playwright Henrik Ibsen. They had four children.[2] She was active in regional politics and as a philanthropist and socialite in Swedish society.[3][4][5]
Her great-niece is jazz singer Viktoria Tolstoy.[2]