During that time, according to Tolstoy scholar Kathryn B. In fact, it took almost a full year for the author to write an introduction that he was happy with. The book’s opening scene did not come to Tolstoy in a flash. He had issues writing the opening of the novel. As Tolstoy began writing, he was so taken with the time period surrounding the Napoleonic Wars that he decided to make it his sole focus. Tolstoy saw the uprising as a seminal moment in Russian history-a turning point for the nation when Western ideals clashed with traditionally Russian ideals. The second book would focus on their failed uprising, with a third book following the officers during their exile and eventual return from Siberia. The first book would examine the officers’ lives and ideological development during the Napoleonic Wars. Tolstoy envisioned a trilogy that centered on the attempted overthrow of Tsar Nicolas I by a group of military officers who became known as The Decembrists. The Russian count’s original plan for War and Peace was nothing like the end product.
Writer Leo Tolstoy Sitting at Desk in His Study.
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