Why, Lev? Tolstoy's novels are called "the mirror of Russian revolution"

The mirror of the Russian revolution ",that is to say, can objectively reflect the real situation of the Russian revolution. Tolstoy's creation is! ) the peak of critical realism in the century. Including novels, short stories, plays, essays, poems, fables and folk stories. His work is called #! Encyclopedia of Russian social life in the 20th century. Lev. Tolstoy's creation can be roughly divided into three periods: