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What if escaping your world meant confronting who you really are?

The Cossacks is Leo Tolstoy's vibrant tale of cultural collision and personal transformation, drawn from his own experience in the Caucasus. When Dmitri Olenin, a disillusioned aristocrat, joins the Russian army to escape the artificiality of Moscow society, he finds himself among the free-spirited Cossacks-people of the land, war, and tradition.

Immersed in the harsh beauty of the frontier, Olenin dreams of starting a new life of purity and purpose. But his fascination with Cossack customs and a young girl named Maryanka soon exposes the gap between admiration and understanding, longing and reality.

This modern translation captures the soul of Tolstoy's early genius: a story rich in natural imagery, cultural reflection, and the inner conflict of a man trying to reconcile desire with duty, and romanticism with truth.

What You'll Discover in This Modern Translation:

• A Stirring Tale of Exile and Renewal - Follow Olenin's emotional and spiritual retreat from Russian nobility to wild frontier life.
• A Complex Portrayal of Cross-Cultural Fascination - Explore the tension between admiration and appropriation in Olenin's relationship with the Cossacks.
• A Modern, Accessible Translation - Tolstoy's early prose adapted with clarity and freshness for today's readers.
• Nature as a Mirror of the Soul - A deeply moving meditation on identity, wilderness, and inner conflict.

Whether you're drawn to tales of rugged freedom or the quiet revelations of self-discovery, The Cossacks offers both adventure and philosophical insight in one unforgettable journey.

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• Plný název: The Cossacks
• Podnázev: A Tale of Honor, Love, and the Call of the Wild (Large Print Deluxe Edition For Easy Reading)
• Autor: Leo Tolstoy, Tim Zengerink
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 298
• EAN: 9781806985050
• ISBN: 1806985055
• ID: 50433850
• Nakladatelství: Muze Publishing
• Hmotnost: 364 g
• Rozměry: 229 × 152 × 19 mm
• Datum vydání: 06. November 2025

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