Overview
- St. Petersburg State University announced his death on November 10, identifying him as a doctor of law, honorary professor, and a Russian Academy of Sciences academician.
- The Secretariat of the Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council conveyed Dmitry Medvedev’s condolence message lauding Tolstoy’s influence on legal scholarship.
- University materials note he taught at the institution since 1952 and authored more than 200 scholarly works, including 10 monographs.
- He held high state recognition as a full cavalier of the Order ‘For Merit to the Fatherland.’
- Reports differed on his age at death, with RIA Novosti citing 98 and TASS stating he died in his 99th year, and no funeral details were reported.