Her great-grandparents are Leo Tolstoyone of the most important Russian writers, the author who has associated his name with monumental books such as “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina”, a writer whose works he has occasionally invoked himself the Russian president Vladimir Putin.
And yet, Tolstoy’s 84-year-old great-granddaughter Martha Albertinidares to take a stand against the war waged by Putin’s forces in Ukraine.
She goes even further, claiming that her great-grandfather would also criticize this war, as noted in an article by the French news agency AFP, which is quoted by the Washington Post.
Martha Albertini, 84, who lives in Switzerland, even claims that she and other Tolstoy descendants have sent a letter to Putin expressing their disgust and indignation over the war.
At the same time, Ms. Albertini now hosts at her home in Switzerland two refugees from Nikolaev, Ukraine, 24-year-old Anastasia Sheludko and her mother.
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