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Facts about War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
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Natasha Rostova, one of War and Peace's central characters, is widely regarded as one of the most fully realized female protagonists in nineteenth-century literature.
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The novel's philosophical epilogue, in which Tolstoy argues against the great-man theory of history, is often considered as significant as the narrative itself.
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Originally titled The Year 1805, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy went through extensive revision before Tolstoy settled on its final, broader scope and title.
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Tolstoy wrote War and Peace in both Russian and French, reflecting the bilingual nature of Russian aristocratic society of the era.
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Published serially between 1865 and 1869, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy spans the Napoleonic era and features over 500 named characters.