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Everyman's library. Fiction volume no. 591
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Tolstoy's first novel, originally published in three successive volumes, tells of the journey of an aristocratic Russian boy from childhood through young adulthood, detailing his emotional growing pains, inner conflicts, sensitivities, and relationships with adults, and focusing on the conflict between natural truth and social conventions.
2) The Cossacks
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"The Cossacks" is believed to be somewhat autobiographical, partially based on Tolstoy's experiences in the Caucasus during the last stages of the Caucasian War. Disenchanted with his privileged life in Russian society, nobleman Dmitri Olenin joins the army as a cadet, in the hopes of escaping the superficiality of his daily life. On a quest to find "completeness," he naively hopes to find serenity among the "simple" people of the Caucasus. In an...
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