Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910

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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cossacks_(novel) Translation of Казаки. Release date is 2015-10-10

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"Kasakat: Kaukasialainen kertomus" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a novel published in 1863. Disenchanted nobleman Dmitry Olenin flees Moscow's superficiality to join the army in the Caucasus, seeking meaning among the "simple" Cossack people. He befriends an old hunter, adopts local customs, and falls dangerously in love with young Maryanka—despite her engagement to respected warrior Luka. As Olenin pursues an idealistic life of self-sacrifice and love, violence intrudes and he confronts harsh truths about belonging, desire, and the limits of transformation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



Russia -- History -- Nicholas I, 1825-1855 -- Fiction Caucasus -- Fiction

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