The Cossacks: A Tale of 1852 by graf Leo Tolstoy

"The Cossacks: A Tale of 1852" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a novel published in 1863. Disenchanted with privileged Russian society, nobleman Dmitry Olenin joins the army and travels to the Caucasus, seeking authenticity among the Cossack people. He befriends an old hunter, adopts local customs, and falls in love with Maryanka—a young woman already promised to another. As he immerses himself in this unfamiliar world, Olenin confronts profound questions about happiness, self-sacrifice, and the nature of belonging in a culture not his own. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910
Translator Maude, Aylmer, 1858-1938
Translator Maude, Louise, 1855-1939
Title The Cossacks: A Tale of 1852
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cossacks_(novel)
Note Translation of Казаки
Credits Steve Harris, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Reading Level Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Subject Russia -- History -- Nicholas I, 1825-1855 -- Fiction
Subject Caucasus -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 4761
Release Date
Most Recently Updated May 7, 2023
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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