Leo Tolstoy, who in his fifties gave up much of his wealth and devoted himself to a life of pacificism and asceticism, had as one of his disciples a certain wealthy aristocrat named Chertkov.

托泰五十多岁时捐弃了大部分财，以和平、禁为生活宗旨。他有一位门徒叫切科夫，是个有贵族。