num_pages: 112
description: He is considered one of the greatest novelists in any language in all of human history, but many of Leo Tolstoy's works remain obscure today. This short novel, first published in 1862, gives us Dmitiri Olenin: reluctant soldier and ne'er-do-well aristocrat who falls in love with a peasant Cossack girl. Semi-autobiographical and considered by some to be among the most beautiful prose in the original Russian, it is essential reading for fans and students of Tolstoy's work. Russian writer COUNT LEV ("LEO") NIKOLAYEVICH TOLSTOY (1828-1910) is best known for his novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877). ALSO FROM COSIMO: Tolstoy's The Kingdom of God Is Within You, Hadji Murad, and The Pathway of Life
language: English
title: The Cossacks
titlecomplete: The Cossacks
genres: Classics, Russia, Novels, Russian Literature, Classic Literature, Romance, Historical Fiction, Literature, 19th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 8261
places: Caucasus, Russian Empire
publisher: Cosimo Classics