The Cossacks (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- First Published: 1863
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: The Caucasus
- Principal Characters: Olyenin, Maryanka, Lukashka, Uncle Yeroshka
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Villages, Ethnic relations, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Soldiers, Hunting or hunters, Russia or Russian people
- Locales: Caucasus
The Story:
Olyenin, a young Russian aristocrat, decided to leave the society of Moscow and enter the army as a junior officer for service in the Caucasus. There were a number of reasons for his decision. He had squandered a large part of his estate, he was bored with what he considered an empty life, and he was in some embarrassment because of a love affair in which he could not reciprocate the woman’s love.
Olyenin left the city after a farewell party one cold, wintry night. He and his servant, Vanyusha, traveled steadily southward toward the Caucasus, land of the...
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