The Cossacks (Paperback)

The Cossacks By Louise Maude (Translator), Aylmer Maude (Translator), Leo Tolstoy Cover Image
By Louise Maude (Translator), Aylmer Maude (Translator), Leo Tolstoy
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The Cossacks is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, (1828-1910). It is regarded as one of the central works of world literature. The young idealist Dmitriy Olenin leaves Moscow, hoping to start a new life in the Caucasus. In the stanitsa, he slowly becomes enamored by the surroundings and despises his previous existence. He befriends the old Cossack Eroshka, who goes hunting with him and finds him a good fellow because of his propensity to drinking. During this time, young Cossack Luka kills a Chechen who is trying to come across the river towards the village to scout the Cossacks and in this way gains much respect. Olenin falls in love with the maid Maryanka, who is to be wed to Luka later in the story. He tries to stop this emotion and eventually convinces himself that he loves both Luka and Maryanka for their simplicity and decides that happiness can only come to a man who constantly gives to others with no thought of self-gratification.
Product Details
ISBN: 9781537493541
ISBN-10: 153749354X
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date: September 5th, 2016
Pages: 108
Language: English