The Cossacks and Other Stories Paperback / softback
by Leo Tolstoy
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In 1851, at the age of twenty-two, Tolstoy joined the Russian army and travelled to the Caucasus as a soldier.
The four years that followed were among the most significant in his life, and deeply influenced the stories collected here.
Begun in 1852 but unfinished for a decade, The Cossacks describes the experiences of Olenin, a young cultured Russian who comes to despise civilization after spending time with the wild Cossack people.
Sevastopol Sketches, based on Tolstoy's own experiences of the siege of Sevastopol in 1854-55, is a compelling consideration of the nature of war, while Hadji Murat, written towards the end of his life, returns to the Caucasus of Tolstoy's youth to explore the life of a great leader torn apart by a conflict of loyalties.
Written at the end of the nineteenth century, it is amongst the last and greatest of Tolstoy's shorter works.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:528 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:28/09/2006
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- ISBN:9780140449594
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:528 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:28/09/2006
- Category:
- ISBN:9780140449594