1974, at the age of ninety, Tolstaya received birthday greetings from President of the United States Richard Nixon, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and others, and was interviewed by The New York Times. Her father having been excommunicated from the Russian Orthodox Church for his teachings, she commented: References Sources Rayfield, Donald, Stalin and His Hangmen, Random House, 2004, . External links Countess Alexandra Tolstoy interview at YouTube Oral history interview with Alexandra Tolstoy 1966 on the subject of Soviet Union History - Revolution, 1917-1921 Bio at Tolstoy Foundation web site Picture of Alexandra Tolstoy in Valley Cottage The human spirit is free, Alexandra Tolstaya's appearances by Radio Svoboda's microphone. Introduction by Ivan Tolstoy, April 28, 2008. 1970 film from National Archive Saint Sergius Learning Center founded in association with Tolstoy Foundation in Valley Cottage 1884 births 1979 deaths Burials at Novo-Diveevo Russian Cemetery Russian colonels Countesses of the Russian Empire Leo Tolstoy Russian anti-communists Russian women Russian women of World War I Alexandra Tolstoyans Naturalized citizens of the United States White Russian emigrants to the United States Women in the Russian and Soviet military Russian Orthodox Christians from Russia Russian people of German descent