Should theaters be punished for showcasing Russian classics? What if their message undermines everything Putin believes?

On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, two acclaimed authors who have written about the conflict and its ...

The length of War and Peace is partly explained by the length of time Tolstoy spent planning, writing and polishing it. The earliest draft storylines found in Tolstoy’s manuscripts date back to ...

4. Tolstoy’s experience of the Crimean War inspired War and Peace Tolstoy’s rich, detailed descriptions of military combat in War and Peace are enhanced by his personal experiences.

His deep identification with Pierre’s roiling inner angst was what inspired him to tackle the mighty challenge of making a contemporary pop opera from Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace.

American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 31, No. 5 (Mar., 1926), pp. 577-600 (24 pages) The system which underlies Tolstoy's doctrine of social reform is one of literary rather than of strictly ...

To celebrate their latest TV adaptation of War and Peace, the BBC has commissioned a survey of 2,000 Brits to find the most common literary fib – and, surprisingly, it’s not Leo Tolstoy’s epic.

The lives of three young people change forever as Russia is drawn into war with France in Leo Tolstoy's epic story ... Unfortunately War & Peace isn't available to watch right now.