Not really. Remember that Tolstoy was born a rich aristocrat but in his later life became a Communist. he gave up (voluntarily) most of his possessions, but was never destitute. He died of cold, but...
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy ( – ), commonly referred to in English as Leo (Lyof, Lyoff) Tolstoy, the Russian writer – novelist, essayist, dramatist and philosopher – as well as pacifist...