War and Peace. In 4 volumes. Volume 3. 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.

The third volume is a historical lesson. The author reflects on the meaning and laws of history and poses many different questions. What is a war? What are the reasons for the war and in general - historical events? What determines the course of these events: by the will of a particular person, some external power or millions of accidents?

The Patriotic War of 1812 and the Borodino battle are a convincing argument in favor of the writer's views, because the outcome of these events was obviously dependent on the false and external decisions-dispositions, but on the moral advantage, which was on the side of the Russian army and the whole people. We knew why we were fighting and ready to die for this: native, warm, personal.

for senior school age.