Sevastopol stories. Tolstoy L.

“Sevastopol Stories” by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828–1910) are devoted to the heroic defense of Sevastopol during the Crimean War. For several months, Tolstoy was in the besieged city and took part in his defense. For courage, the young officer was awarded the Order of St. Anna, medals "For the Protection of Sevastopol" and "In memory of the war of 1853-1856?" In the stories written under a lively impression of Sevastopol events, the writer showed the war “not in the correct, beautiful and brilliant system, with music and drum -fighting”, but “in its present expression - in blood, in suffering, in death..?”. "Sevastopol Stories" were published in 1855–1856. In the magazine "Contemporary" and strengthened the reputation of Tolstoy as a bright, talented writer, on whom, as N. A. Nekrasov wrote, all the hopes of Russian literature were entitled. In this publication, other early stories of Tolstoy are also included: “Blizzard”, “Three Death”, “Polycom”.