Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Толстой; 10 January 1883 [O.S. 29 December 1882] – 23 February 1945) was a Russian writer.
Today, Tolstoy is mostly known for his books of fiction. He wrote many books set in historical times. He also wrote what is called science fiction today. In the 1920s he wrote about a trip to Mars. This story was later used for a movie.
