Abstract
The paper considers the main stages of the scientific activity of Academician N. I. Tolstoy. In addition, the study analyses the most important scholarly works on toponymy in his extensive linguistic heritage. I describe the innovative methods the scientist used for the semantic reconstruction of the oldest layers of the appellative and toponymic vocabulary in the Slavic regions. These methods were also employed to establish reliable etymologies. The paper illustrates the significance of the works by N. I. Tolstoy for the development of the theory and practice of modern toponymy. Moreover, the specific features of the scientific presentation style peculiar to the researcher are noted.
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