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Tolstoy's powerful semiautobiographical stories based on his time spent in the Russian army, part of 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.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700

Table of Contents
The Cossacks and Other StoriesChronology
Introduction
A Note on the Texts
Maps

The Cossacks
Sevastopol Stories
Sevastopol in December
Sevastopol in May
Sevastopol in August 1855
Hadji Murat

Notes
Glossary

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 28 September 2006
      ISBN-13 9780140449594
      978-0140449594
      ISBN-10 0140449590
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      Anthologies & Short Stories Books by Leo Tolstoy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Tolstoy's powerful semiautobiographical stories based on his time spent in the Russian army, part of 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.

      For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700

      Table of Contents
      The Cossacks and Other StoriesChronology
      Introduction
      A Note on the Texts
      Maps

      The Cossacks
      Sevastopol Stories
      Sevastopol in December
      Sevastopol in May
      Sevastopol in August 1855
      Hadji Murat

      Notes
      Glossary

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