Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina' are considered two of the greatest novels ever written. This title offers a fresh perspective on his extraordinary life and times. It helps you discover a remarkable and long life in one of the most fascinating and turbulent periods of Russian history, straddling the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Map: The Western Russian Empire in the Reign of Nicholas I - Chronology
Chapter 1. ANCESTORS: THE TOLSTOYS AND THE VOLKONSKYS
Chapter 2. ARISTOCRATIC CHILDHOOD
Chapter 5. LANDOWNER, GAMBLER, OFFICER, WRITER
Chapter 6. LITERARY DUELLIST AND REPENTANT NOBLEMAN
Chapter 7. HUSBAND, BEEKEEPER, AND EPIC POET
Chapter 8. STUDENT, TEACHER, FATHER
Chapter 10. PILGRIM, NIHILIST, MUZHIK
Chapter 11. SECTARIAN, ANARCHIST, HOLY FOOL
Chapter 12. ELDER, APOSTATE, AND TSAR
Epilogue: Patriarch of the Bolsheviks