The Tolstoy Library

In which Pierre returns to Moscow amid the city's cautious revival and seeks out old acquaintances, only to find himself unexpectedly reunited with Natasha, whose changed appearance puzzles yet deeply...

4 Okt 8min

In which the city of Moscow, though bereft of its former splendour and order after the French departure, is seen to possess a resilient and indefinable spirit that beckons a multitude of diverse and d...

4 Okt 5min

In which the remnants of the French army, worn and desperate, flee across the Berëzina and beyond, their plight reflecting the harsh realities of war and the limits of grand strategic designs. The ste...

3 Okt 13min

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