1. who is the best known russian writer? 2. what works by tolstoy do you know? 3. what is "war and peace" about? 4. what is the famous novel by turgenev? 5. who was the earliest of novelists?

The best known Russian writer is Leo Tolstoy.
"War and Peace" is about life and love. 
The famous novel by Turgenev is "Fathers and Sons"
One of the earliest novelists was Alexander Pushkin