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| Title | : | Hadji Murád |
| Author | : | Leo Tolstoy |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 153 pages |
| Published | : | November 8th 2006 by Cosimo Classics (first published 1912) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Classics. Cultural. Russia. Literature. Russian Literature |
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In 1851 Leo Tolstoy enlisted in the Russian army and was sent to the Caucasus to help defeat the Chechens. During this war a great Avar chieftain, Hadji Murád, broke with the Chechen leader Shamil and fled to the Russians for safety. Months later, while attempting to rescue his family from Shamil’s prison, Hadji Murád was pursued by those he had betrayed and, after fighting the most heroic battle of his life, was killed.Tolstoy, witness to many of the events leading to Hadji Murád’s death, set down this story with painstaking accuracy to preserve for future generations the horror, nobility, and destruction inherent in war.
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| Original Title: | Хаджи-Мурат |
| ISBN: | 1602060134 (ISBN13: 9781602060135) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Hadji Murád |
| Setting: | Chechnya,1851(Russian Federation) |
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Like many people, I associate thistles with the Scottish Highlands. I think of them as the tough warriors of the plant world, fending off grazing animals with their spiny leaves, and able to reroot themselves when they've been ploughed up, a bit like Scottish clansmen over the centuries, rebuilding their fiefs after they'd been attacked by their enemies.Lev Tolstoy begins his story about Hadji Murat by contemplating a thistle in a ploughed field. This thistle, which he tells us is a TartarWhat wonderful symbolism and commentary, while still being short and "simple". A quick, powerful read.
Tolstoy's swansong is an underrated masterpiece by one of the greatest humanists born anywhere at any time.Will review it soon.
This was my introduction to the great Russian writers. I didn't really enjoy it that much, but I did find it a fairly readable account of actual historical events. It's the 1850s, and Russia is at war with the Chechens. Hadji Murad is the Chechen hero who defects to the Russian side. Most of the novel concerns the period immediately following Murad's defection, where the Russians are trying to decide whether this reasonable, amicable, charismatic soldier can be trusted. When Murad absconds to
I really enjoyed this little book. In many ways it reminded me of under the yoke by Ivan Vazov and memed my hawk by yasar Kemal. The former about Bulgarian independence and the latter about Kurdish independence. (I think). This story by Tolstoy is about Chechen independence set in the 1800s. Its interesting that the iconic Russian writer would write a story from a Muslim Chechens perspective. The story is about a rebel called Hadji Murad who tries to gain independence for Chechnya. The story in
Between all of Tolstoy books that I've read. It was the best. He very properly reflects the culture of these people like he's one of them. This accuracy is rare between writers when they talk about a far culture from their own. This book is simple but very attractive. I connected to its message easily.
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