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In his epic novel war and peace, leo tolstoy wrote of the napoleonic invasion of russia, every general and every soldier was conscious of his own insignificance, aware of being but a drop in the ocean of man, and yet at the same time was conscious of his own strength as part of that enormous whole. The kreutzer sonata by leo tolstoy free at loyal books. A russian stove stood in the centre, around which was a free passage. Pdf war and peace book by leo tolstoy free download. Ivan the fool collectionpolikushka wikisource, the. The kreutzer sonata and other stories by graf leo tolstoy.
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