Tolstoy created a novel so real from the original events that it was as if you’re living right into the story.
War and Peace is a historic novel centered upon the French invasion in Russia in 1812. Tolstoy created a novel so real from the original events that it was as if you’re living right into the story. Even the names used in the story were based on Tolstoy’s family, only altered a little, so that the Russians can relate well.