Tolstoy\'s novella blends fiction and historical fact to portray a legendary Avar chieftain who switched sides in the nineteenth-century Russo-Caucasian war.
This novella also provides a compelling depiction.
An uncharacteristically brief story by the creator of War and Peace, it voices Tolstoy\'s pacifist beliefs.
Inspired by the author\'s military service, Hadji Mur d offers riveting views of warfare and treason, murder and vengeance, and behind-the-scenes political plotting.
Tolstoy\'s novella blends fiction and historical fact to portray a legendary Avar chieftain who switched sides in the nineteenth-century Russo-Caucasian war