IMAGE OF THE WAR 1805-1807
The narrative is transferred to the battlefields in Austria, many new heroes appear: Alexander I, the Austrian emperor Franz, Napoleon, army commanders Kutuzov and Mack, commanders Bagration, Weyrother, ordinary commanders, staff officers ... and the bulk are soldiers: Russian, French, Austrian , Denisov's hussars, infantry (Timokhin's company), artillerymen (Tushin's battery), guards. Such versatility is one of the features of Tolstoy's style.
- What were the goals of the war and how did its direct participants look at the war?
The Russian government entered the war out of fear of the spread of revolutionary ideas and the desire to prevent Napoleon's aggressive policy. Tolstoy successfully chose the scene of the review in Braunau for the initial chapters of the war. There is a review of people and equipment.
What will he show? Is the Russian army ready for war? Do the soldiers consider the aims of the war just, do they understand them? (ch.2)
This mass scene conveys the general mood of the soldiers. The image of Kutuzov stands out close-up. Starting the review in the presence of the Austrian generals, Kutuzov wanted to convince the latter that the Russian army was not ready for the campaign and should not join the army of General Mack. For Kutuzov, this war was not a sacred and necessary matter, so his goal was to keep the army from fighting.
CONCLUSION: misunderstanding by the soldiers of the goals of the war, Kutuzov’s negative attitude towards it, distrust between the allies, mediocrity of the Austrian command, lack of provisions, a general state of confusion - this is what the scene of the review in Branau gives. The main feature of the depiction of war in the novel is that the author deliberately shows the war not in a heroic way, but focuses on "blood, suffering, death."
What way out can be found for the Russian army?
The battle of Shengraben, undertaken on the initiative of Kutuzov, gave the Russian army the opportunity to join forces with its units marching from Russia. The history of this battle once again confirms the experience and strategic talent of Kutuzov, the commander. His attitude to the war, as when reviewing the troops in Branau, remained the same: Kutuzov considers the war unnecessary; but here it was a question of saving the army, and the author shows how the general acts in this case.
BATTLE OF SHENGRABEN.
- A brief description of Kutuzov's plan.
This "great feat", as Kutuzov called it, was needed to save the entire army, and therefore Kutuzov, who took care of people so much, went for it. Tolstoy once again emphasizes the experience and wisdom of Kutuzov, his ability to find a way out in a difficult historical situation.
What is cowardice and heroism, feat and military duty - these moral qualities are clear to everyone. Let us trace the contrast between the behavior of Dolokhov and the staff, on the one hand, and Tushin, Timokhin with the soldiers, on the other (Ch. 20-21).
Company Timokhin
The whole company of Timokhin showed heroism. In conditions of confusion, when the troops taken by surprise fled, Timokhin's company "alone in the forest stayed in order and, sitting in a ditch near the forest, unexpectedly attacked the French." Tolstoy sees the company's heroism in their courage and discipline. Quiet, before the battle seemed awkward, the company commander Timokhin managed to keep the company in order. The company rescued the rest, took prisoners and trophies.
Dolokhov's behavior
After the battle, one Dolokhov boasted of his merits and injury. His courage is ostentatious, he is characterized by self-confidence and protruding himself to the fore. True heroism is accomplished without calculation and protrusion of one's exploits.
Tushin battery.
In the hottest area, in the center of the battle, Tushin's battery was without cover. No one had a more difficult situation in the battle of Shengraben, while the results of the battery firing were the greatest. In this difficult battle, Captain Tushin did not experience the slightest fear. Tell about the battery and Tushin. In Tushin Tolstoy discovers a wonderful person. Modesty, selflessness, on the one hand, determination, courage, on the other, based on a sense of duty, this is Tolstoy's norm of human behavior in battle, which determines true heroism.
THE BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ (part 3, ch.11-19)
This is a compositional center, all the threads of an inglorious and unnecessary war go to it.
The lack of a moral incentive for waging war, the incomprehensibility and alienation of its goals to soldiers, distrust between the allies, confusion in the troops - all this was the reason for the defeat of the Russians. According to Tolstoy, it is in Austerlitz that the true end of the war of 1805-1807, since Austerlitz expresses the essence of the campaign. “The era of our failures and shame” - this is how Tolstoy himself defined this war.
Austerlitz became an era of disgrace and disappointment not only for all of Russia, but also for individual heroes. Not at all the way he would like, N. Rostov behaved. Even a meeting on the battlefield with the sovereign, whom Rostov adored, did not bring him joy. With a feeling of the greatest disappointment in Napoleon, who used to be his hero, Prince Andrey also lies on the Pratsensky mountain. Napoleon introduced himself to him as a small, insignificant man. Feeling disappointed in life as a result of realizing the mistakes made by the characters. In this regard, it is noteworthy that next to the Austerlitz battle scenes there are chapters that tell about the marriage of Pierre to Helene. For Pierre, this is his Austerlitz, the era of his shame and disappointment.
CONCLUSION: Universal Austerlitz - this is the result of volume 1. Terrible, like any war, by the destruction of human life, this war, according to Tolstoy, did not have at least an explanation for its inevitability. Started for the sake of glory, for the sake of the ambitious interests of the Russian court circles, it was incomprehensible and not needed by the people, and therefore ended with Austerlitz. Such an outcome was all the more shameful because the Russian army could be courageous and heroic when it had at least some understanding of the objectives of the battle, as was the case under Shangreben.
IMAGE OF THE WAR OF 1812
French crossing the Neman (part 1, ch. 1-2)
French camp. Why, then, “millions of people, having renounced their human feelings and their minds, had to go to the East from the West and kill their own kind”
There is unity in the French army - both among the soldiers and between them and the emperor. BUT this unity was mercenary, the unity of the invaders. But this unity is fragile. Then the author will show how it falls apart at the decisive moment. This unity is expressed in the soldiers' blind love for Napoleon and taking it for granted by Napoleon (the death of the uhlans during the crossing! They were proud that they were dying in front of their emperor! But he did not even look at them!).
Abandonment by Russians of their lands. Smolensk (part 2, ch. 4), Bogucharovo (part 2 ch. 8), Moscow (part 1 ch. 23)
The unity of the Russian people is based on something else - on hatred for the invaders, on love and affection for their native land and the people living on it.
BATTLE OF BORODINO (vol. 3, part 2, ch. 19-39)
This is the culmination of the whole action, as firstly, the battle of Borodino was a turning point, after which the French offensive bogged down; secondly, it is the point of intersection of the destinies of all heroes. Wanting to prove that the battle of Borodino was only a moral victory for the Russian army, Tolstoy introduces a battle plan into the novel. Most of the scenes before and now during the battle are shown through the eyes of Pierre, since Pierre, who does not understand anything in military affairs, perceives the war from a psychological point of view and can observe the mood of the participants, and according to Tolstoy, this is the reason for victory. Everyone talks about the need for victory at Borodino, about confidence in it: “One word - Moscow”, “Tomorrow, no matter what, we will win the battle.” Prince Andrei expresses the main idea for understanding the war: we are not talking about an abstract living space, but about the land in which our ancestors lie, soldiers go to battle for this land.
And under these conditions, one can neither "pity oneself" nor "be generous" with the enemy. Tolstoy recognizes and justifies the defensive and liberation war, the war for the life of fathers and children. War is "the most disgusting thing in life." This is Andrei Bolkonsky. But when they want to kill you, deprive you of your freedom, you and your land, then take a club and smash the enemy.
(398 words) In the novel "War and Peace" L.N. Tolstoy depicted the era of the Napoleonic battles. In this work, the author sets out his views on the war and its impact on people.
The first war we see is the 1805 battle in Austria against Napoleon. We observe it through the eyes of Prince Andrei Bolkonsky. This young man, driven by youthful maximalism, wholeheartedly rushed into battle to become a hero. However, in Austria, the officer finds nothing but death, dirt, blood. His illusions crumbled to dust. The same thing happens with his idea of true heroism. Meeting the battery commander Tushin, he sees in him only a stupid downtrodden little man. But in the ensuing battle, it was the will and mind of this military man that played a decisive role, Tushin's battery saved the entire army by its actions. Listening to a reprimand for the loss of part of the guns, the captain does not even think of making excuses so as not to create trouble for his comrades. Andrei, who spoke in his defense, is experiencing very complex emotions. With his mind, he understands that this officer is a real hero, but at the same time, his modesty and awkwardness do not fit in with the heroic images in Bolkonsky's head.
The finale of this confrontation is a fracture in the mind of the prince. In the battle of Austerlitz, he leads the soldiers on the attack, performs a heroic deed, even deserves the admiration of Napoleon. But, having crossed the line separating man and non-existence, and returning back, Andrei Bolkonsky is changing. War for him is a senseless and bloody swarming of people, which means nothing on the scale of the universe.
Nikolai Rostov also goes through a similar one. A young man who dreams of military exploits, in the first battle, is horrified by the cruelty he sees. He even runs from the battlefield. But later, having got rid of childhood illusions, he finds the courage to fight for his homeland, doing many glorious deeds.
Already in 1812, a new war begins. The French army invades Russia, and again, instead of the heroic struggle of the Russian people against the invaders, Tolstoy shows us senseless violence. For a writer these days there are two opposing camps. On the one hand, there is a sparkling high society, whose representatives, who only yesterday admired the genius of Napoleon, with the outbreak of the war, make pathetic speeches about his insignificance, but at the same time do nothing significant to help their country. On the other hand, we see selfless people who risk their lives every day fighting for the Fatherland. Such is the simple Russian people - the true hero of the novel, who at the right time rallied and went to his death.
Tolstoy believed that it was in times of difficult trials that people show their true faces. And one can often observe how a noble person turns out to be a coward, and simple, nondescript people show truly noble features.
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Composition on the work on the topic: The image of the war in the novel by L. N. Tolstoy "War and Peace"
In the center of L. N. Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" is the image of the Patriotic War of 1812, which stirred up the entire Russian people, showed the whole world its power and strength, put forward simple Russian heroes and the great commander - Kutuzov. At the same time, great historical upheavals revealed the true essence of each individual person, showed his attitude towards the Fatherland. Tolstoy portrays the war as a realist writer: in hard work, blood, suffering, death. Also, L. N. Tolstoy sought in his work to reveal the national significance of the war, which united the whole society, all Russian people in a common impulse, to show that the fate of the campaign was decided not in headquarters and headquarters, but in the hearts of ordinary people: Platon Karataev and Tikhon Shcherbaty, Petya Rostov and Denisov... Can you name them all? In other words, the author-batalist draws a large-scale image of the Russian people, who raised the "club" of the liberation
wars against invaders. It is interesting to know what is Tolstoy's attitude to the war? According to Lev Nikolaevich, "war is the fun of idle and frivolous people", and the novel "War and Peace" itself is an anti-war work, which once again emphasizes the senselessness of the cruelty of war, which brings death and human
suffering. The writer reveals his point of view in the novel in various ways, for example, through the thoughts of his favorite characters. The same Prince Andrei, who, lying under the sky of Austerlitz, is disappointed in his former dreams of glory, power, of “his Toulon” (even Napoleon, his idol, seems to Prince Bolkonsky now small and
insignificant). An important role in understanding the author's position regarding the war is played by the comparison of the bright forest nature and the madness of people killing each other. Involuntarily, a panorama of the Borodino field appears before our eyes: “oblique rays of the bright sun ... threw at her in the clear morning air penetrating pink and
golden hue to its dark, long shadows. Farther on, the forests that complete the panorama, as if carved from some precious yellow-green stone, could be seen with their curved line of peaks on the horizon ... Closer, golden fields and copses shone. But now this most wonderful picture of nature is replaced by a terrible view of the battle, and all the fields are covered with "dim dampness and smoke", the smell of "strange saltpeter acid and blood." In the episode of the fight between a French and a Russian soldier over a bannik, in the pictures of military hospitals, in drawing up dispositions for battles, we are once again convinced of Leo Tolstoy's negative attitude towards the war. In his novel, the writer gives
images of two wars: abroad in 1805-1807 and in Russia in 1812. The first, unnecessary and incomprehensible to the Russian people, was a war that was fought on the wrong side. Therefore, in this war, everyone is far from patriotism: officers think about awards and glory, and soldiers dream of returning home as soon as possible. The second is of a completely different nature: it is a people's war, just. In it, patriotic feelings engulfed various sections of Russian society: the merchant Ferapontov, who burned his shop when the French occupied Smolensk, so that the enemy would not get anything, and the peasants Karn and Vlas, who refused to sell “for the good money that they were offered, hay ”, and the Rostovs, who gave carts for the wounded in Moscow, thus completing their ruin. The popular character of the war of 1812 was especially widely reflected in the spontaneous growth of partisan detachments, which began to form after the enemy had entered Smolensk; it was they who, according to Tolstoy, "destroyed the great army in parts." As outstanding heroes, the author speaks of the partisan Denisov, and the peasant Tikhon Shcherbat, "the most useful and brave man" in the detachment of Vasily Dmitrievich, and the brave but ruthless Dolokhov. A special place in the understanding of the “hidden warmth” of Russian patriotism is occupied by the Battle of Borodino, in which the Russian army won a moral victory over a numerically superior enemy.
Russian soldiers understood that Moscow was behind them, they knew that the future of the Motherland depended on the upcoming battle. It is no coincidence that the French generals informed Napoleon that "the Russians hold on to their places and produce hellish fire, from which the French army melts", "our fire pulls them out in rows, and they stand." Fighting for
Moscow, the city-symbol of Russia, Russian wars were ready to hold their positions to the end - only to win. And this is most clearly shown by the author on the example of the Rayevsky battery, from which “crowds of the wounded with faces disfigured by suffering walked, crawled and rushed on a stretcher.” The French, on the other hand, understood that they themselves were morally exhausted, devastated, and this was precisely what determined their complete defeat in the future. Having reached Moscow, the French army inevitably had to die from a mortal wound received by it at Borodino. While the Russian soldiers, not in word, but in deed, contributed to the overall victory in the war, the regulars
St. Petersburg and Moscow salons were only capable of false patriotic appeals and speeches, thereby showing no interest in the fate of the Motherland. They were not allowed to "recognize the danger" and the difficult situation in which the Russian people found themselves. Tolstoy sharply condemns such "patriotism", shows the emptiness and worthlessness of these people. Undoubtedly, the Patriotic War of 1812 played a significant role in the life of Prince Andrei and Pierre.
Patriots of their homeland, just like decent people, they took on a part of those trials and difficulties, that grief that befell the Russian people. And in many ways, the Battle of Borodino became, of course, a turning point in the life of Prince Bolkonsky and Count Bezukhov. As an experienced fighting man, Andrei was in this battle in his place and could still bring a lot of benefits. But fate, stubborn in its desire to destroy Bolkonsky, finally reached him. A senseless death by a stray grenade ended such a promising life. The battle of Borodino was also a great test for Pierre. Wanting to share the fate of the people, Russia, Count Bezukhov, not being a military man, took part in this battle. Before the eyes of Pierre, people suffered and died, but not only death itself struck him, but also the fact that the soldiers no longer saw any savagery in the destruction of people by people. On the day of the battle, Count Bezukhov was given a lot by the last conversation with Prince Andrei, who realized that the true outcome of the battle did not depend on staff officers, but on the feeling that now lived in the heart of every Russian soldier. According to Tolstoy, not only the bright heroism and patriotism of the Russian people made a significant contribution to the victory, but also, undoubtedly, the commander-in-chief of the Russian army Kutuzov, who was a favorite of soldiers and military officers. Outwardly, he was a decrepit, weak old man, but strong and handsome inwardly: the commander alone received brave, sober and
correct decisions, did not think about himself, about honors and glory, setting himself only one task, which was his desire and desire: victory over the hated enemy. In the novel War and Peace, Tolstoy, on the one hand, shows the senselessness of war, shows how much grief and misfortune war brings to people, destroys the lives of thousands and thousands of people, on the other hand, shows the high patriotic spirit of the Russian people who participated in the liberation war against French invaders, and won.
Essays on Literature: Attitude to Life of the Heroes of the Novel “War and Peace”
"War and Peace" is a dream of universal spiritual disarmament, after which there will come a certain state called peace.
O. Mandelstam
If you ask someone the question: "What is "real life"?" - hardly anyone will give at least some definition, even for themselves. No one has ever seriously thought about this issue. And why? “I live for myself and live, I don’t touch anyone, I have a family, children, work, a wife (husband), I live quietly, calmly” - so many people think so. But it seems to me that they do not live, but exist. After all, to live means to think, to strive for peace, and not just for tranquility. "... Tolstoy appealed to mankind with an appeal to stop the false and unnecessary comedy of history and start simply living."
No wonder Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" is compared with the Holy Bible. His idea of War and Peace, of real life, is relevant to this day. After all, what is justice, evil, good? Nobody knows. When Prince Andrei Bolkonsky and Pierre Bezukhoy argue in Bogucharovo, "what is real life", "justice, evil, good", they do not agree. Pierre says that one must live for others, not
It is necessary to do good to people and not to harm other people, and Prince Andrei says that he cannot know what is good for others and what is bad. According to Prince Andrei, evil is remorse and illness, and you cannot do this to people. And I think that Prince Andrei is not quite right. Now I will try to explain. Suppose a kind, sympathetic, hospitable person has committed some kind of small, insignificant, but crime, and if another person hints that he did a bad thing, the first person is tormented by remorse, and according to Prince Andrei, the second person harmed the first . I think it follows from this that one cannot generalize in this way. In general, it is impossible, and indeed it is not necessary to give any definitions of evil and good, justice and injustice, since these provisions will be understood only during the life to which L. N. Tolstoy calls us (all of humanity).
And as for life for others, according to Pierre, or life for oneself, according to Bolkonsky, then I think that in all genius, as in these provisions, there is a certain paradox. Does living for others mean that it is useless to live? Since a person cannot know what is good for others and what is bad. For example, Pierre, having entered Freemasonry, thought that his soul would be saved, that he would be able to really help people, but in the end it turned out that he did not help not only himself, but also the serfs. As Pierre led a "secular life", he continues to lead, as the peasants were in distress, so they remained powerless, and someone profited from the stupidity of Count Bezukhov. Or rather, no, not on stupidity, but on misunderstanding. Pierre was as if blinded and saw everything in a completely different light. A stupid person is serious and for life.
Subsequently, Pierre saw the light, I think he nevertheless understood what "real life" is. Pierre Bezukhov went through the fire, saving some completely unfamiliar girl, was in the face of death, being present at the execution of his own, Russian people, knew poverty and hunger, being a prisoner of the French, and, finally, he carried through all this his love for Natasha Rostova. I think Pierre had everything real.
But after all, Prince Andrei also has a real life, he even represents something more than Pierre, in my opinion. But Prince Andrei's own son perceived his father as something incorporeal, although there were portraits of Bolkonsky in the house.
Andrei Bolkonsky in the novel "War and Peace" personifies Russia, and the question "Life or death?" hanging in the air? not only over him, but also over Russia makes you think about a lot. The life of Prince Andrei was completely unpredictable: he almost died in the Battle of Austerlitz, then his wife died, leaving a small son, then a quarrel with his father, an unexpected meeting with Natasha Rostova, unexpected happiness, then her betrayal, the death of his father, a serious wound, and from that moment begins the epiphany of Prince Andrei. Seeing the dying, exhausted Anatole, Prince Andrei forgives him, forgives Natasha, moreover, he feels love, but not the same as it was before. This is love for brothers, for those who love and hate him, love for enemies, the same love that Princess Mary, his sister, taught him. And Prince Andrei understood the meaning of "real life", but he told himself that it was already too late. And I think that when he said this to himself, then he stopped living, and the rest of the time he simply existed and waited for him to depart into another world, perceiving life through sleep and delirium. Or maybe in dreams a person lives a "real life"? Or is he learning to live a "real life"? An example is one of Pierre Bezukhov's dreams, when he dreamed that some voice told him that "... a person cannot own anything while he is afraid of death, and whoever is not afraid of it, everything belongs to him. .." etc. Or the same prophetic dream of Prince Andrei that he is trying to close the door, but he cannot and feels that his death has come, and then he really leaves for another world. Having learned about some dream of a person, we can look into his soul, we can find out what worries him, and maybe even help him. So you can live for other people?
There is a theory of L. N. Tolstoy about four walls, one of which is the wall of uncertainty, thanks to it we learn what is happening in the souls of other people. And the goal of "real life" is to break this wall with all your might and strive to merge with the souls of other people. "This thought is the foundation of a new religion corresponding to the development of mankind ..." And in this great, enormous thought about bliss on earth, to which L. N. Tolstoy was able to devote his life, "real life" is contained in the novel "War and Peace ".
“I don’t know anyone who would write about the war better than Tolstoy”
Ernest Hemingway
Many writers use real historical events for the plots of their works. One of the most frequently described events is war - civil, domestic, world. Particular attention deserves the Patriotic War of 1812: the Battle of Borodino, the burning of Moscow, the expulsion of the French Emperor Napoleon. In Russian literature, a detailed depiction of the war is presented in the novel "War and Peace" by L.N. Tolstoy. The writer describes specific military battles, allows the reader to see real historical figures, gives his own assessment of the events that took place.
Causes of war in the novel "War and Peace"
L.N. Tolstoy in the epilogue tells us about “this man”, “without convictions, without habits, without traditions, without a name, not even a Frenchman ...”, who is Napoleon Bonaparte, who wanted to conquer the whole world. The main enemy on his way was Russia - huge, strong. By various deceitful ways, cruel battles, seizures of territories, Napoleon moved slowly from his goal. Neither the Peace of Tilsit, nor Russia's allies, nor Kutuzov could stop him. Although Tolstoy says that “the more we try to reasonably explain these phenomena in nature, the more unreasonable, incomprehensible they become for us,” nevertheless, in the novel War and Peace, the cause of the war is Napoleon. Standing in power in France, subjugating part of Europe, he lacked the great Russia. But Napoleon was mistaken, he did not calculate the strength and lost this war.
War in the novel "War and Peace"
Tolstoy himself presents this concept as follows: “Millions of people committed against each other such an innumerable number of atrocities ... that for whole centuries the chronicle of all the courts of the world will not collect and which, during this period of time, the people who committed them did not look like crimes” . Through the description of the war in the novel War and Peace, Tolstoy makes us understand that he himself hates war for its cruelty, murder, betrayal, and senselessness. He puts judgments about war into the mouths of his heroes. So Andrei Bolkonsky says to Bezukhov: "War is not a courtesy, but the most disgusting thing in life, and you need to understand this and not play war." We see that there is no pleasure, pleasure, satisfaction of one's desires from bloody actions against another people. In the novel, it is definitely clear that the war in Tolstoy's image is "an event that is contrary to the human mind and all human nature."
Major battle of the War of 1812
Even in the I and II volumes of the novel, Tolstoy tells about the military campaigns of 1805-1807. Shengraben, Austerlitz battles pass through the prism of the writer's reflections and conclusions. But in the war of 1812, the writer puts the Battle of Borodino at the forefront. Although he immediately asks himself and his readers the question: “Why was the Battle of Borodino given?
Neither for the French nor for the Russians it made the slightest sense. But it was the battle of Borodino that became the starting point until the victory of the Russian army. LN Tolstoy gives a detailed idea of the course of the war in War and Peace. He describes every action of the Russian army, the physical and mental state of the soldiers. According to the writer's own assessment, neither Napoleon, nor Kutuzov, and even more so Alexander I did not expect such an outcome of this war. For everyone, the Battle of Borodino was unplanned and unforeseen. What is the concept of the war of 1812, the heroes of the novel do not understand, just as Tolstoy does not understand, just as the reader does not understand.
Heroes of the novel "War and Peace"
Tolstoy gives the reader the opportunity to look at his characters from the outside, to see them in action in certain circumstances. Shows us Napoleon before leaving for Moscow, who was aware of all the disastrous situation of the army, but went forward to his goal. He comments on his ideas, thoughts, actions.
We can observe Kutuzov, the main executor of the people's will, who preferred "patience and time" to the offensive.
Before us is Bolkonsky, reborn, morally grown and loving his people. Pierre Bezukhov in a new understanding of all the "causes of human troubles", who arrived in Moscow with the aim of killing Napoleon.
Militia men "with crosses on their hats and in white shirts, who, with a loud voice and laughter, are lively and sweaty," ready at any moment to die for their homeland.
Before us is Emperor Alexander I, who finally gave the "reins of control of the war" into the hands of the "all-knowing" Kutuzov, but still does not fully understand the true position of Russia in this war.
Natasha Rostova, who abandoned all family property and gave wagons to the wounded soldiers so that they could leave the destroyed city. She takes care of the wounded Bolkonsky, giving him all her time and affection.
Petya Rostov, who died so absurdly without a real participation in the war, without a feat, without a battle, who secretly "signed up for the hussars" from everyone. And many more heroes who we meet in several episodes, but deserve respect and recognition in true patriotism.
Reasons for winning the War of 1812
In the novel, L.N. Tolstoy expresses thoughts about the reasons for Russia’s victory in the Patriotic War: “No one will argue that the reason for the death of Napoleon’s French troops was, on the one hand, their entry at a later time without preparing for a winter campaign deep into Russia, and on the other hand, on the other hand, the character that the war assumed from the burning of Russian cities and the incitement of hatred for the enemy in the Russian people. For the Russian people, the victory in the Patriotic War was the victory of the Russian spirit, Russian strength, Russian faith in any circumstances. The consequences of the war of 1812 for the French side, namely for Napoleon, were heavy. It was the collapse of his empire, the collapse of his hopes, the collapse of his greatness. Napoleon not only did not take possession of the whole world, he could not stay in Moscow, but fled ahead of his army, retreating in disgrace and the failure of the entire military campaign.
My essay on the topic “The depiction of war in the novel War and Peace” tells very briefly about the war in Tolstoy’s novel. Only after a careful reading of the entire novel, you can appreciate all the skill of the writer and discover interesting pages of the military history of Russia.
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