The Cossacks (Annotated)

by Leo Tolstoy

Overview

Olenin was a youth who had never completed his university course, never served anywhere (having only a nominal post in some government office or other).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782382266106
Publisher:	Books Explorer
Publication date:	01/01/1900
Edition description:	Leo Tolstoy ed.
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

A Russian author of novels, short stories, plays, and philosophical essays, Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born into an aristocratic family and is best known for the epic books War and Peace and Anna Karenina, regarded as two of the greatest works of Russian literature. After serving in the Crimean War, Tolstoy retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world-wide fame.

Date of Birth:

September 9, 1828

Date of Death:

November 20, 1910

Place of Birth:

Tula Province, Russia

Place of Death:

Astapovo, Russia

Education:

Privately educated by French and German tutors; attended the University of Kazan, 1844-47