The Cossacks and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy Paperback Book 9780140449594

In 1851 at the age of twentytwo Tolstoy joined the Russian army and travelled to the Caucasus as a soldier Begun in 1852 but unfinished for a decade quotThe Cossacksquot describes the experiences of Olenin a young cultured Russian who comes to despise civilization after spending time with the wild Cossack people