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Hadži Murat by Lev Nikolajevič Tolstoj; [z ruštiny přeložila Anna Nováková] is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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In this short novel, (https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/leo-tolstoy) Tolstoy fictionalizes the final days of Hadji Murád, a legendary Avar separatist who fought against, and later with, Russia, as the Russian Empire was struggling to annex Chechnya and the surrounding land in the late 1840s. The novel opens with the narrator finding a thistle crushed in a blooming field, which reminds him of Hadji Murád and his tragic tale. As the narrator recounts the story, the reader is quickly thrust into the rich, colorful history of the Caucuses, and its people’s fight against Russian imperialism. Hadji Murád is portrayed as a legendary and imposing, yet friendly and approachable figure. Despite his reputation, it seems that his best days are behind him; as the novel opens, Murád is fleeing Shamil, a powerful imam who has captured Murád’s family. Murád finds himself thrust between the invading Russians on one side, and Shamil’s vengeance on the other. As Murád and his tiny but loyal group of warriors try to forge alliances in their attempt to rescue Murád’s family, they quickly find themselves politically outclassed. The Russians are Murád’s enemies, yet only they can help him in his struggl

Author

Lev Nikolajevič Tolstoj; [z ruštiny přeložila Anna Nováková]

Publisher

Nakladatelství Paseka, spol. s r.o.

Published

1996

Language

CS

ISBN

9788071850731

Updated

2026-03-24