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War and Peace - Volume II, the most famous work by Leo Tolstoy, is the classic story of five upper-class Russian families and their lives around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Summary of the Book One of the longest novels ever written, War and Peace is the story of the Rostovs, the Bezukhovs, the Kuragins and the Drubetskoys, and the Bolkonskys. Pierre, Natasha and Andrei’s lives are knotted by the national history. It contains several characters and stands as an evidence to Tolstoy’s firm belief that life should be lived to the fullest, and that people must be loved. He asserts that history is not influenced by individual actions but rather, it controls people and their lives. This novel paints vivid pictures of its times through the balls its character go to and the conventions they form. It equally portrays the intricate effects of war. The spousal associations and individual intrigues form the rest of the story that only Tolstoy could tell. About Leo Tolstoy Lev “Leo” Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer and philosopher. Regarded as one of the greatest novelists, he is best known for Anna Karenina, The Death of Ivan Ilych, Family Happiness, and Hadji Murat. This book has been adapted into a film starring Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, and Mel Ferrer, along with Vittorio Gassman, Herbert Lom, and Anita Ekberg. The movie was directed by King Vidor and produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti. It received Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Cinematography, Color and Best Costume Design, Color.