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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About this eBook
| Author | Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 |
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| 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 | Dec 1, 2003 |
| Most Recently Updated | May 7, 2023 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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