The Tolstoy Library

In which Pierre, liberated from captivity and struck by illness, slowly recovers his health and senses the profound joy of an unburdened freedom unhinged from worldly aims. During his convalescence, h...

3 Okt 8min

In which the venerable Field Marshal Kutúzov is celebrated yet quietly dismissed as the Emperor and his court prepare for the next phase of the conflict, signalling a shift in command and strategy. To...

3 Okt 4min

In which two weary Frenchmen, an officer and his orderly, stumble into a Russian camp on a frosty night, eliciting an unexpected warmth and camaraderie among the soldiers despite language and enmity. ...

2 Okt 6min

In which the hardy Russian soldiers, deprived of comforts and battling merciless frost, gather around fires with a spirit undampened by hardship, sharing tales that mingle humour, lament, and a profou...

2 Okt 9min

In which a weary regiment, diminished and frost-bitten, arrives at a village thick with the remnants of recent conflict and busies itself with preparations for rest and renewal amid the harsh November...

2 Okt 6min

In which the weary yet resolute figure of Kutúzov emerges, steadfast in his singular purpose amidst the clamour of courtly criticism and misunderstandings, embodying a profound national spirit that tr...

1 Okt 9min

In which the day of the battle of Krásnoe draws to a close with the French forces in disarray and thousands of weary prisoners gathered along the road, their human frailty strikingly evident beneath t...

1 Okt 7min

In which the weary Russian army, diminished by relentless pursuit and harsh conditions, trails the retreating French through a weary landscape, while General Kutúzov seeks to balance the urgency of vi...

1 Okt 7min