Can you guess the hobbies of famous Russian writers?

Tolstoy loved biking, Dostoyevsky was a gambler, and Pushkin never missed a chance to fight a duel...

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On Mar 14, 2018

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Leo Tolstoy was a man of action, famous for not being able to sit still. He had millions of hobbies, but can you guess which of the following was NOT a favorite pastime of his?

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This author was famous in the scientific world for his butterfly addiction. Besides brilliant fiction, he wrote several booklets on butterflies and even discovered a new species.

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During his lifetime Mikhail Bulgakov was known primarily for his plays that were staged in Moscow theaters. Which “hobby” connected with this work did he have?

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This writer and poet was both an artist and an army officer

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Anton Chekhov was a fan of these animals. Which?

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Who was an experienced hunter and a fan of chess?

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Though Nikolai Gogol was a rather nervous person, his hobby required lots of patience.

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Let’s turn to our contemporaries. Famous vampire writer Sergey Lukyanenko is keen on collecting. What do you think he collects?

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Eduard Limonov was Russian literature’s leading 'enfant terrible.' Daring and bold, he could never be pigeonholed. During his life and in emigration, he managed to work at different jobs, even as a hotel worker. But what could he do really well besides writing?

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Ok, but what was Zakhar Prilepin himself keen on doing. Writing, fighting for peace and…?

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