The Cossacks and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)
by Tolstoy, Leo
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Tolstoy?s powerful semiautobiographical stories based on his time spent in the Russian army?the latest in our series of fresh new Tolstoy translations In 1851, at the age of twenty-two, Tolstoy joined the Russian army. The four years he spent as a soldier were among the most significant in his life and inspired the tales collected here. In ?The Cossacks,? Tolstoy tells the story of Olenin, a cultured Russian whose experiences among the Cossack warriors of Central Asia leave him searching for a more authentic life. ?The Sevastopol Sketches? bring into stark relief the realities of military life during the Crimean War. And ?Hadji Murat? paints a portrait of a great leader torn apart by divided loyalties. In writing about individuals and societies in conflict, Tolstoy has penned some of the most brilliant stories about the nature of war.
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- BookCorner COM LLC (US)
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- Title
- The Cossacks and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)
- Author
- Tolstoy, Leo
- Book Condition
- UsedVeryGood
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140449590
- ISBN 13
- 9780140449594
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- January 19, 2007