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Война и мир

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Война и мир
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War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, romanized: Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: Война и миръ; [vɐjˈna i ˈmʲir]) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the work comprises both a fictional narrative and chapters in which Tolstoy discusses history and philosophy. An early version was published serially beginning in 1865, after which the entire book was rewritten and published in 1869. It is regarded, with Anna Karenina, as Tolstoy's finest literary achievement, and it remains an internationally praised classic of world literature.

The book chronicles the French invasion of Russia and its aftermath during the Napoleonic era. It uses five interlocking narratives following different Russian aristocratic families to illustrate Napoleon's impact on Tsarist society. Portions of an earlier version, titled The Year 1805, were serialized in The Russian Messenger from 1865 to 1867 before the novel was published in its entirety in 1869.

Tolstoy said that the best Russian literature does not conform to standards and hence hesitated to classify War and Peace, saying it is "not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle." Large sections, especially the later chapters, are philosophical discussions rather than narrative. He regarded Anna Karenina as his first true novel.

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Война и мир, pre-reform Russian: Война и миръ is a novel by Leo Tolstoy. Portions of an earlier version were serialized in Русский вестник from 1865 to 1867. The novel was first published in its entirety in 1869.

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NameFormatISBNRelease Date
Война и мирPaperback?1867-12-31
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995
MusicBrainz Work ID
99dbbe78-00e1-4721-8947-3e1ab504e680
OpenLibrary Work ID
OL15236127W
Wikidata Work ID
Q161531

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