Voina i mir - War and Peace - Russian Edition - (4 toma)

by Leo Tolstoy

Overview

Shedevr genial'nogo russkogo pisatelja L. Tolstogo, opisyvajushhij sobytija vojn protiv Napoleona: 1805 goda i otechestvennoj 1812. "Vojna i mir". Odno iz velichajshih proizvedenij mirovoj literatury, potrjasajushhee svoej masshtabnost'ju, psihologicheskoj glubinoj i vysokim istorizmom. Jetot roman leg v osnovu neskol'kih fil'mov, kak otechestvennyh, tak i zarubezhnyh. Odnako ni odnoj iz jekranizacij tak i ne udalos' polnost'ju vyrazit' vsju moshh' i glubinu knigi L. N. Tolstogo.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149452330
Publisher:	Prospekt LLC
Publication date:	11/26/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	325,706
File size:	3 MB

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