Project Gutenberg 2010-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 67 Tolstoy, Leo, graf 1828 1910 Толстой, Лев Николаевич Tolstoi, Leo Tolstoy, Lev N. Tolstoï, Léon Tolstoy, Graf Leo Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevic Kaukasische vertellingen Eene overvalling; Een houtkapping in het bosch; Een ontmoeting te velde met een moskousch kameraad Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Kaukasische vertellingen" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a collection of narratives written in the mid-19th century. This work is inspired by Tolstoy's experiences as an officer in the Caucasus, exploring themes of civilization versus the simplicity of the lower classes. The characters include soldiers, Tartars, and the contemplative narrator who engages in philosophical discussions regarding bravery and morality. At the start of the collection, readers are introduced to a conversation between Captain Chlopoff and the narrator, detailing the anticipation before an impending march. Chlopoff emphasizes the uncertainty of their mission, reflecting on past experiences and the nature of bravery, while the narrator grapples with the philosophical implications of their situation. The narrative sets the stage for exploring the human psyche against the backdrop of war, showcasing contrasting attitudes toward conflict and life in the rugged beauty of the Caucasus, all while hinting at themes of idealism and the harsh realities of military life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34687/34687-h/images/cover.jpg nl Soldiers -- Fiction Russia. Armiia -- Military life -- Fiction PG Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 285600 285609 2024-09-14T13:12:12.631670 2023-09-15T08:00:51.623813 text/html text/html 282752 2010-12-18T10:11:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 148327 2010-12-18T10:11:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 163019 2024-09-14T13:12:18.152670 application/epub+zip 165972 2024-09-14T13:12:13.830799 application/epub+zip 158584 2024-09-14T13:12:13.201719 application/epub+zip 271730 2024-09-14T13:12:21.315621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250789 2024-09-14T13:12:17.613788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228444 2022-09-16T04:31:15.784645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244884 244817 2024-09-14T13:12:11.947687 2023-09-15T08:00:50.924829 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 244689 2010-12-18T10:11:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 92227 2010-12-18T10:11:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18843 2024-09-14T13:12:21.489626 application/rdf+xml 21121 2024-09-14T13:12:13.299720 image/jpeg 3463 2024-09-14T13:12:13.250676 image/jpeg 149266 2024-09-14T13:12:12.720673 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia