War and Peace

Tolstoy's War and Peace is one of the most influential novels in Russian literature. It was first published in 1869, and has been translated into almost every language around the world. The novel tells the story of several families in Russia during Napoleon's invasion of 1812. Is a philosophical work that deals with elemental human issues, such as conflict, individualism, and change versus stability.The characters are complex and fully-developed, allowing readers to get inside their heads and experience what they are feeling.