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Title: Sota ja rauha III
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_and_Peace Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sota_ja_rauha
Credits: Produced by Tapio Riikonen
Summary: "Sota ja rauha III" by Leo Tolstoy is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the events surrounding the Napoleonic Wars, particularly focusing on the military and political maneuvers involved in the invasion of Russia. Key figures include the central characters of Napoleon Bonaparte and Tsar Alexander I, whose decisions and interactions set the stage for conflict and exploration of deeper philosophical questions about fate and free will. At the start of the novel, the narrative provides a sweeping overview of the buildup to the conflict, detailing the mass mobilization of Western European forces towards Russia in 1812. It questions the justifications of the war, examining how various historical narratives have attributed blame to different leaders and events while ultimately suggesting that the true causes are far more complex and intertwined than simple headlines would imply. The opening also sets the stage for the characters involved, portraying the contrasting approaches of Napoleon and Alexander, and indicating that individual ambitions frequently give way to the greater historical forces at play. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 40.2 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Author: Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910
Translator: Seppänen, Rob. A., 1875-1920
EBook No.: 45297
Published: Apr 1, 2014
Downloads: 148
Language: Finnish
Subject: Historical fiction
Subject: War stories
Subject: Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia -- Fiction
Subject: Russia -- History -- Alexander I, 1801-1825 -- Fiction
Subject: Aristocracy (Social class) -- Russia -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Sota ja rauha III
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_and_Peace Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sota_ja_rauha
Credits: Produced by Tapio Riikonen
Summary: "Sota ja rauha III" by Leo Tolstoy is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the events surrounding the Napoleonic Wars, particularly focusing on the military and political maneuvers involved in the invasion of Russia. Key figures include the central characters of Napoleon Bonaparte and Tsar Alexander I, whose decisions and interactions set the stage for conflict and exploration of deeper philosophical questions about fate and free will. At the start of the novel, the narrative provides a sweeping overview of the buildup to the conflict, detailing the mass mobilization of Western European forces towards Russia in 1812. It questions the justifications of the war, examining how various historical narratives have attributed blame to different leaders and events while ultimately suggesting that the true causes are far more complex and intertwined than simple headlines would imply. The opening also sets the stage for the characters involved, portraying the contrasting approaches of Napoleon and Alexander, and indicating that individual ambitions frequently give way to the greater historical forces at play. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 40.2 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Author: Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910
Translator: Seppänen, Rob. A., 1875-1920
EBook No.: 45297
Published: Apr 1, 2014
Downloads: 148
Language: Finnish
Subject: Historical fiction
Subject: War stories
Subject: Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia -- Fiction
Subject: Russia -- History -- Alexander I, 1801-1825 -- Fiction
Subject: Aristocracy (Social class) -- Russia -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.