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A simmering feud between Russians and residents of Chechnya boils over into a bitter, bloody war. Sound familiar? In this case, the tumultuous events took place more than a century ago. Tolstoy's little known but critically acclaimed novella draws upon the legends surrounding the Avar warrior chieftain known as Hadji Murád.
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In 1851 Leo Tolstoy enlisted in the Russian army and was sent to the Caucasus to help defeat the Chechens. During this war a great Avar chieftain, Hadji Murad, broke with the Chechen leader Shamil and fled to the Russians for safety. Months later, while attempting to rescue his family from Shamil's prison, Hadji Murad was pursued by those he had betrayed and, after fighting the most heroic battle of his life, was killed.
Tolstoy, witness to many of the events leading to Hadji Murad's death, set down this story with painstaking accuracy to preserve for future generations the horror, nobility, and destruction inherent in war.
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Tolstoy, witness to many of the events leading to Hadji Murad's death, set down this story with painstaking accuracy to preserve for future generations the horror, nobility, and destruction inherent in war.
“[Tolstoy is the] greatest of all novelists.” —Virginia Woolf
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- PublisherOrchises Pr
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0914061534
- ISBN 13 9780914061533
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages128
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