A world in flux, a nation under siege, and the intimate journeys of unforgettable characters – Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace is more than a novel; it's an entire universe. This episode embarks on an ambitious exploration of Tolstoy's monumental masterpiece, guiding you through the sprawling battlefields of Napoleonic Europe and into the glittering ballrooms of Russian aristocracy. We'll trace the intertwined destinies of Pierre Bezukhov, Andrei Bolkonsky, and Natasha Rostova, dissecting their profound searches for meaning, love, and purpose amidst chaos. Discover Tolstoy's revolutionary ideas on history, free will, and the very essence of human experience, revealing why this epic continues to resonate with timeless power.Works CitedAndrew, Joe. "Introduction Under Western Eyes: Tolstoi in English-Language Criticism." Tolstoi and the Evolution of His Artistic World, Brill, 2021, pp. 1–32. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004465633_002."Appendix; A Few Words Apropos of the Book War and Peace." r/ayearofwarandpeace, Reddit, 2019.Bartlett, Rosamund. Tolstoy: A Russian Life. Profile Books, 2010.Berlin, Isaiah. The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1953."Books about War - T." BiblioVault, UChicago Accessibility Resources / The University of Chicago Press, 2001–2025.Cabal, Daniel Joseph. "A Neo-Tolstoyan Response to Kitsch." Diss., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018."Campaigns of Napoleon PDF." Bookey.Dostoevsky, Fyodor. Crime and Punishment. Translated by Jessie Coulson, edited by Richard Peace, Oxford University Press, 1998.Hagan, John. "Patterns of Character Development in Tolstoy's War and Peace: Nicholas, Natasha, and Mary." PMLA, vol. 84, no. 2, Mar. 1969, pp. 235–44. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/1261280.Kumar T, Raghu. "WAR AND PEACE: HISTORICAL REALISM AND EPIC NARRATIVE IN TOLSTOY'S WORK." IJRAR.org."Looking for additional reading (analysis, criticism, companion pieces, etc) after Anna Karenina." r/RussianLiterature, Reddit."Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow by Adam Zamoyski." Reddit."Napoleonic tactics." Wikipedia.Nozima, Baxtiyorova, and Karimov Ulugbek Nusratovich. "WAR AND PEACE BY LEO TOLSTOY: AN EPIC OF RUSSIAN LIFE." International Multidisciplinary Journal for Research & Development, vol. 11, no. 09, 2024, pp. 147–51. https://www.ijmrd.in/index.php/imjrd/article/view/1901.Peace, Richard. "Explanatory Notes." Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Jessie Coulson, edited by Richard Peace, Oxford University Press, 1998.Peace, Richard. "Introduction." Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Jessie Coulson, edited by Richard Peace, Oxford University Press, 1998.Rayfield, Donald. "Operation Duffel Bag." Literary Review, Nov. 2010."Tolstoy: A Russian Life by Rosamund Bartlett." Goodreads, Goodreads, Inc., 2025.Tolstoy, Leo. "A Few Words Apropos of the Book War and Peace." Russian Archive, 1868. "Appendix; A Few Words Apropos of the Book War and Peace," r/ayearofwarandpeace, Reddit, 2019.Tolstoy, Leo. War and Peace. Translated by Louise Maude and Aylmer Maude, revised and edited by Amy Mandelker, Oxford University Press, 2010.

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