How did Leo Tolstoy first publish Childhood?

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Portrait of Leo Tolstoy with a long white beard, wearing a dark shirt and looking slightly to the side. — Leo Tolstoy Russian writer Leo Tolstoy is widely regarded as one of the world's greatest novelists. His masterpieces are *War and Peace* (1865–69) and *Anna Karenina* (1875–77).

Leo Tolstoy first published his work Childhood by submitting it to Sovremennik ("The Contemporary"), a prominent journal edited by the poet Nikolay Nekrasov. In an effort to conceal his identity, Tolstoy submitted the manuscript pseudonymously. The work was met with enthusiasm from Nekrasov and received widespread praise from readers.1