Written
in 1863 by Leo Tolstoy, this novel is believed to be based on
Tolstoy's experiences in Caucasus,the remote Russian country side,
during the last stages of the Caucasian War. Olenin a nobleman joins
the army as a cadet because he is disenchanted with his privileged
life in the Russian society. Olenin befriends an old man named
Eroshka. They hunt and drink together.
There
at the remote post Olenin falls in love with a young Cossack woman
who already has been promised to another man,a Cossack warrior.
While
spending his life in the Cossack land Olenin learns many lessons
about his own life and about the nature of human psychology.
