{"product_id":"sevastopol-sketches-crimean-war-history","title":"Sevastopol Sketches (Crimean War History)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the Sevastopol Sketches, Leo Tolstoy evocatively recollects his experiences at the Siege of Sevastopol in 1854-1855, over the course of three short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the trio of tales which comprise the Sevastopol Sketches are ostensibly fictional and written in the second person, they accurately recall Tolstoy's experiences as a young man witnessing the Crimean War. All three possess philosophical overtones, with the overarching theme being a vilification of war as a wasteful, senseless and foolish expenditure of human life.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sevastopol Sketches establish Tolstoy as a pacifist who considered war to be one of the most depraved and lamentable events characterizing mankind. Years after publishing these sketches, Tolstoy would draw upon the Siege of Sevastopol as a critical supplement to the narrative of his epic novel - War and Peace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44222388404385,"sku":"9781387940042","price":29.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/14qe7qwz-front-shortedge-384_23547712-6d1d-4563-ab58-49feab6d1def.jpg?v=1718405757","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/sevastopol-sketches-crimean-war-history","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}