4. Tolstoy’s experience of the Crimean War inspired War and Peace Tolstoy’s rich, detailed descriptions of military combat in War and Peace are enhanced by his personal experiences.

and who recounted his experience as a soldier during the Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimean War in 1854-1855. "It is a peace prize. And I think it's perfect to link it to the name of Leo Tolstoy.

After the humiliating defeat of the Crimean War, the new Tsar ... His name was Leo Tolstoy. He’d go onto become a titan of Russian literature, the author of “War and Peace”, but he ...