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2. War and Peace - Wikipedia

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   It was largely due to Turgenev's efforts that the novel started to gain popularity with the European readership. The first French edition of the War and Peace (1879) paved the way for the worldwide success of Leo Tolstoy and his works. [21] Since then many world-famous authors have praised War and Peace as a masterpiece of world literature.

3. War and Peace: The Evils of the First and a Plan for ...

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   War and peace: the evils of the first and a plan for preserving the last is a book written by William Jay and published in 1842 that offers a critical examination of the horrors of war and proposes strategies for maintaining peace. [1] Over the years, the book has been reissued in various editions, [2] reflecting its enduring relevance in ...

4. Leo Tolstoy bibliography - Wikipedia

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   Most children's stories (such as "A Prisoner in the Caucuses") are contained in the ABC and New ABC books shown in the Pedagogical Works section. Below are the stories not published in the ABC and New ABC books. Stories for Lubki picture books (1885) "Evil Allures, But Good Endures" (lit. "Enemy is Crafty, but God is Strong") ("Вражье ...

5. Jen Psaki on Stephen King, 'War and Peace,' and The Book That ...

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   The former White House Press Secretary and author of 'Say More' on Stephen King, 'War and Peace,' and The Book That She’d Give To a New Graduate. ... (Psaki’s 6-year-old self was a 20/20 fan).

6. Petya Rostov - Wikipedia

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   Count Pyotr "Petya" Ilyich Rostov (1797–1812) is a character in Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel War and Peace.The youngest member of the Rostov family, Petya is initially a minor character; however, towards the end of the novel, Petya's importance to the plot increases as he joins the Russian army in their defence against the French invasion of 1812.

7. List of War and Peace characters - Wikipedia

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   General Campan; Marquis de Caulaincourt (1773-1827) – French ambassador to Russia General Chatrov – an old comrade in arms of Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky; Pavel Vasilievich Chichagov (1767–1849) or Tchichagov (8 July [O.S. 27 June] 1767 – 20 August 1849) – was a Russian military and naval commander of the Napoleonic wars.

8. Nikolai Rostov - Wikipedia

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   Count Nikolai Ilyich Rostov (Russian: Николай Ильич Ростов) is a character in Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel War and Peace. Count Nikolai is the brother of Vera Rostova, Natasha Rostova and Petya Rostov. At the start of the novel, Nikolai is aged 20 and a university student.

9. Napoleonic Wars in fiction - Wikipedia

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   Leo Tolstoy's epic novel War and Peace recounts Napoleon's wars between 1805 and 1812 (especially the disastrous 1812 invasion of Russia and subsequent retreat) from a Russian perspective. Stendhal's novel The Charterhouse of Parma opens with a ground-level recounting of the Battle of Waterloo and the subsequent chaotic retreat of French forces.