War and Peace. In 4 volumes. Volume 2. Tolstoy L.N.

The epic novel “War and Peace” by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), perhaps one of the main books of not only Russian, but also world literature. This is a full-scale picture of Russia's life in the era of Napoleonic wars of 1805-1812. And, of course, the author in such a voluminous work teaches many lessons. What are the lessons of the second volume?

First of all, these are the lessons of the heart. The spiritual contradictions of the heroes, their complex relationships, love and jealousy, friendship and betrayal, niozo, and the search for the meaning of life are the main topics of the second volume. He is about the complexity of life, which constantly eludes our reasonable constructions, convenient antitheses, formulas and definitions. About the same as the real course of the battle breaks the paper hedge of dispositions and plans.

for senior school age.