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Childhood

Description:   Childhood is Leo Tolstoy’s debut literary work, published when he was just 23 years old. It is a reflective and introspective novel narrated by a boy named Nikolenka, who is widely understood to be a fictionalized version of Tolstoy himself.  

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Date:   1852  
Reference:   The complete works of Count Tolstoy. Vol. 1  
Extent:   139 p.  
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Boyhood

Description:   Boyhood is the second part of Leo Tolstoy’s autobiographical trilogy (Childhood, Boyhood, Youth). It continues the story of Nikolenka, a young boy from the Russian aristocracy, as he transitions from childhood into adolescence. The novel delves into his growing self-awareness, emotional development, and social observations. It explores themes such as identity, pride, family dynamics, and the awkward confusion of becoming a young man.  

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Date:   1854  
Reference:   The complete works of Count Tolstoy. Vol. 1  
Extent:   140 p.  
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Youth

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Youth is the third and final part of Leo Tolstoy’s autobiographical trilogy, following Childhood and Boyhood. It continues the life story of Nikolenka as he enters university and begins confronting the responsibilities and contradictions of adulthood.

 

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Date:   1856  
Reference:   The complete works of Count Tolstoy. Vol. 1  
Extent:   160 p.  
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The Decembrists (Fragments of a Novel)

Description:   The Decembrists is an unfinished novel by Leo Tolstoy intended as a sequel to War and Peace. It was meant to follow Pierre Bezukhov, Natasha Rostova, and other characters into the 1825 Decembrist uprising, when Russian army officers attempted to reform the autocracy. Tolstoy planned to explore the tension between revolutionary ideals and personal morality, but he abandoned the project early, leaving only a brief fragment.   

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Date:   1863-78   
Reference:   The complete works of Count Tolstoy. Vol. 12  
Extent:   42 p.  
Tags:   Fiction, Novels, Unfinished  
 
 

War and Peace

Description:   War and Peace is Leo Tolstoy’s masterpiece and one of the most celebrated novels in world literature. Set against the backdrop of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia (1805–1812), the novel follows the lives of several aristocratic families—primarily the Rostovs, Bolkonskys, and Bezukhovs—as they navigate love, war, personal loss, and philosophical searching.   

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Date:   1865–69  
Reference:   The complete works of Count Tolstoy. Vol. 5, 6, 7, 8  
Extent:   1247 p.  
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Anna Karenina

Description:   Anna Karenina is a powerful and emotionally rich novel that explores the complexities of love, marriage, family, and society through two parallel storylines.  

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Date:   1873–77  
Reference:   The complete works of Count Tolstoy. Vol. 9, 10, 11  
Extent:   779 p.  
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Resurrection

Description:   Resurrection is Tolstoy’s final major novel, telling the story of Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov, who seeks redemption after realizing he wronged a woman, Katyusha Maslova, now condemned to a life of suffering. Through his moral awakening and efforts to help her, Nekhlyudov confronts the hypocrisy of society, church, and the legal system. The novel explores themes of sin, repentance, and spiritual renewal, reflecting Tolstoy’s mature Christian philosophy and his belief in the power of moral transformation.   

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Date:   1899  
Reference:   The complete works of Count Tolstoy. Vol. 21, 22  
Extent:   409 p.  
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