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Rat i mir, dio prvi
Rat i mir je roman Lava Nikolajeviča Tolstoja, čuven po svojoj opširnosti, koji je prvo izdan u Ruskom vijesniku u razoblju između 1865. i 1869. godine, u kojemu se opisuje rusko društvo tokom Napoleonove ere. Obično se karakterizira kao jedno od dva Tolstojeva najvažnija remek - djela (pored Ane Karenjine), kao i jedan od najboljih svjetskih romana. Rat i mir je ponudio svježu fikciju, sa ogromnim brojem likova u zapletu koji nije pokrivao ništa manje teme od onih u naslovu, kao i teme poput mladosti, braka, ljubavi, godina, života i smrti.
639 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2005
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Leo Tolstoy
7,941 books28.4k followersLev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой; most appropriately used Liev Tolstoy; commonly Leo Tolstoy in Anglophone countries) was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist fiction. Many consider Tolstoy to have been one of the world's greatest novelists. Tolstoy is equally known for his complicated and paradoxical persona and for his extreme moralistic and ascetic views, which he adopted after a moral crisis and spiritual awakening in the 1870s, after which he also became noted as a moral thinker and social reformer.
His literal interpretation of the ethical teachings of Jesus, centering on the Sermon on the Mount, caused him in later life to become a fervent Christian anarchist and anarcho-pacifist. His ideas on nonviolent resistance, expressed in such works as The Kingdom of God Is Within You, were to have a profound impact on such pivotal twentieth-century figures as Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
His literal interpretation of the ethical teachings of Jesus, centering on the Sermon on the Mount, caused him in later life to become a fervent Christian anarchist and anarcho-pacifist. His ideas on nonviolent resistance, expressed in such works as The Kingdom of God Is Within You, were to have a profound impact on such pivotal twentieth-century figures as Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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April 17, 2022
Za razliku od Dostojevskog, koji piše kako o višem staležu, tako i o običnim ljudima (meni najomiljeniji romani), likovi u Ratu i miru su isključivo pripadnici visokog staleža - govore dominantno francuski, sklapaju brakove iz interesa, muškarci se bave politikom, žene intrigama.
Ovaj tom nas upoznaje sa glavnim likovima i porodicama Bezuhov, Rostov i Bolkonski. Od početka se naglašava usamljenost i melanholičnost pripadnika istih - niti jedan jedini lik (sem možda Nataše Rostove, koja je još uvek dete) nije u potpunosti srećan svojim okruženjem ili životnim prilikama u kojima se nalazi. Promena staležnog statusa grofa Pjera Bezuhova, koja sa sobom dovodi pritvornost i dušebrižništvo svih onih kojima je okružen, i brak sa Elen Kuraginom, u koji je gurnut manje-više na silu, doprinose tome da osećamo njegovu zbunjenost i nesnađenost u novim okolnostima koje su ga snašle. Andrej Bolkonski (koji je bio moj omiljeni lik i kad sam prvi put čitala ovaj roman u srednjoj školi), nezadovoljan svojim brakom i okruženjem, sa zadovoljstvom i velikim ambicijama odlazi u rat protiv Francuske, da bi na kraju osvestio kod sebe početak onoga što nazivamo agnosticizmom. Njegova rođena sestra Marija, pobožna, usamljena kneginja odgajena u strogim uslovima njenog oca prznice, odbija brak sa mladim ženskarošem Anatolom Kuraginom, za koga se implicira da je imao nedoličnu vezu sa svojom rođenom sestrom, delom zato što njena družbenica pokazuje afinitete ka njemu, a delom zbog toga što je uverena da zbog svoje fizičke ružnoće ne zaslužuje srećnu sudbinu, kao i zbog potajnog maštanja o muškarcu u koga će zaista biti zaljubljena.
Delova "mira" (gde zapravo imamo prilike da se upoznajemo sa likovima) u prvom tomu ima, čini mi se, manje nego "ratnih" delova. U ratnim segmentima se odslikava stanje ruske vojske protiv napoleonske sile, koja je tada gazila čitavu Evropu, ljubav ka otadžbini i caru, želja svih mladića da se dokažu bilo na bojnom polju, bilo u stategiziranju, i da postanu muškarci kojima će se njihove porodice i otadžbina ponositi. Ako zbog nečega volim romane iz perioda realizma, to je zbog egzaktnih opisa prilika, u ovom slučaju bojnog polja pre, tokom i nakon Austerličke bitke, imala sam utisak kao da gledam film. Ono što me, pak, ekstremno iritira upravo u ruskim romanima ovog doba, jeste ekstenzivna upotreba francuskog (gajim ni na čemu zasnovani animozitet prema svim romanskim jezicima, a naročito mi je nekad naporno da čitave segmente, poput pisama, čitam iz fusnota). Sve u svemu - vrlo lako čitljiv deo, više "intro" u same likove i političke prilike onog doba.
Ovaj tom nas upoznaje sa glavnim likovima i porodicama Bezuhov, Rostov i Bolkonski. Od početka se naglašava usamljenost i melanholičnost pripadnika istih - niti jedan jedini lik (sem možda Nataše Rostove, koja je još uvek dete) nije u potpunosti srećan svojim okruženjem ili životnim prilikama u kojima se nalazi. Promena staležnog statusa grofa Pjera Bezuhova, koja sa sobom dovodi pritvornost i dušebrižništvo svih onih kojima je okružen, i brak sa Elen Kuraginom, u koji je gurnut manje-više na silu, doprinose tome da osećamo njegovu zbunjenost i nesnađenost u novim okolnostima koje su ga snašle. Andrej Bolkonski (koji je bio moj omiljeni lik i kad sam prvi put čitala ovaj roman u srednjoj školi), nezadovoljan svojim brakom i okruženjem, sa zadovoljstvom i velikim ambicijama odlazi u rat protiv Francuske, da bi na kraju osvestio kod sebe početak onoga što nazivamo agnosticizmom. Njegova rođena sestra Marija, pobožna, usamljena kneginja odgajena u strogim uslovima njenog oca prznice, odbija brak sa mladim ženskarošem Anatolom Kuraginom, za koga se implicira da je imao nedoličnu vezu sa svojom rođenom sestrom, delom zato što njena družbenica pokazuje afinitete ka njemu, a delom zbog toga što je uverena da zbog svoje fizičke ružnoće ne zaslužuje srećnu sudbinu, kao i zbog potajnog maštanja o muškarcu u koga će zaista biti zaljubljena.
Delova "mira" (gde zapravo imamo prilike da se upoznajemo sa likovima) u prvom tomu ima, čini mi se, manje nego "ratnih" delova. U ratnim segmentima se odslikava stanje ruske vojske protiv napoleonske sile, koja je tada gazila čitavu Evropu, ljubav ka otadžbini i caru, želja svih mladića da se dokažu bilo na bojnom polju, bilo u stategiziranju, i da postanu muškarci kojima će se njihove porodice i otadžbina ponositi. Ako zbog nečega volim romane iz perioda realizma, to je zbog egzaktnih opisa prilika, u ovom slučaju bojnog polja pre, tokom i nakon Austerličke bitke, imala sam utisak kao da gledam film. Ono što me, pak, ekstremno iritira upravo u ruskim romanima ovog doba, jeste ekstenzivna upotreba francuskog (gajim ni na čemu zasnovani animozitet prema svim romanskim jezicima, a naročito mi je nekad naporno da čitave segmente, poput pisama, čitam iz fusnota). Sve u svemu - vrlo lako čitljiv deo, više "intro" u same likove i političke prilike onog doba.
January 24, 2016
Odlična!
October 13, 2023
I skipped War and Peace during high school and never really considered reading the book since it was synonymous for very long and boring books.
Then I discovered that this is actually a historical novel about times during Napoleonic wars from Russian perspective. I already read about Napoleonic wars, but from Napoleon's perspective, so this was refreshing and educational about Russia at the beginning of the 19th century.
This book is 1st in the series of four, and it went pretty smoothly. All the characters are nobels (duches and the counts) from the upper class of Russian society. It covers 1805‐1806 with a description of Napoleonic wars with Austria and the role of General Kutuzov in saving the Russian army of destruction.
This is my assessment of this book, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, according to my 7 criteria:
1. Too long and strenuous action - exciting and/or short - 4 stars
2. Boring - fun - 5 stars
3. It is not difficult to read (as for non-English native speakers - I read it on Kindle in Croatian
4. Predictable (common) - good story (unusual) - 3 stars
5. Shallow story - has a deeper meaning - 4 stars.
6. The story is mass and unfinished - the story is clear, understandable, and well-rounded - 3 stars
7. Dry and uninspired style of writing - Smooth style with humorous and fun characters - 3 stars
Total 3,67 stars
Then I discovered that this is actually a historical novel about times during Napoleonic wars from Russian perspective. I already read about Napoleonic wars, but from Napoleon's perspective, so this was refreshing and educational about Russia at the beginning of the 19th century.
This book is 1st in the series of four, and it went pretty smoothly. All the characters are nobels (duches and the counts) from the upper class of Russian society. It covers 1805‐1806 with a description of Napoleonic wars with Austria and the role of General Kutuzov in saving the Russian army of destruction.
This is my assessment of this book, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, according to my 7 criteria:
1. Too long and strenuous action - exciting and/or short - 4 stars
2. Boring - fun - 5 stars
3. It is not difficult to read (as for non-English native speakers - I read it on Kindle in Croatian
4. Predictable (common) - good story (unusual) - 3 stars
5. Shallow story - has a deeper meaning - 4 stars.
6. The story is mass and unfinished - the story is clear, understandable, and well-rounded - 3 stars
7. Dry and uninspired style of writing - Smooth style with humorous and fun characters - 3 stars
Total 3,67 stars
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June 10, 2023Dnf @110 pages
If I do not care by now, I never will. I loved the translation, it was a joy to read, but alas, there is only so much to be done about Tolstoy himself.
It is dull, I could not care less what happens to anyone, the point he beats you over the head with is an uninteresting one (to me). Yes, it might get better and yes perhaps I would grow to care for the characters. But I flipped ahead and 400 pages in they still had discussions about who would marry who and who would get what estate and nope.
If I do not care by now, I never will. I loved the translation, it was a joy to read, but alas, there is only so much to be done about Tolstoy himself.
It is dull, I could not care less what happens to anyone, the point he beats you over the head with is an uninteresting one (to me). Yes, it might get better and yes perhaps I would grow to care for the characters. But I flipped ahead and 400 pages in they still had discussions about who would marry who and who would get what estate and nope.
May 24, 2020
Treći put čitam. Svako čitanje je uživanje. Samo sada slušam audioknjigu pa je to još lepše.
March 28, 2024
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