War and Peace is considered one of the greatest work in Russian literature. Tolstoy follows the lives of five Russian aristocratic families through the Napoleonic Wars. The novel starts in 1805 and ends in 1820. From the Salons of St. Petersburg to the battlefield of Borodino, Tolstoy depicts characters who cross one of the most fascinating periods in the 19th century.
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