Details about the history, publication and themes of Tolstoy's novel 'War and Peace'

In Search of Lost Time: 4,000 pages--aaagh! War and Peace: hundreds of Russian names! Moby-Dick: guy obsessed with a whale--so unlikely. Here's advice on how to tackle a tough book from three accomplished professors.

Information about Tolstoy's actual courtship and how he used it in his fictional works, especially 'Anna Karenina' and 'War and Peace'

Information about the life, literature, family and history of Russian author Leo Tolstoy, who wrote Anna Karenina.

Bookshelf of books by scholars about Leo Tolstoy, 'Anna Karenina,' the Russian novel and Russian culture.