Sevastopol Sketches

Interesting Facts

• The book consists of three stories: «Sevastopol in December», «Sevastopol in May», and «Sevastopol in August 1855».
• These stories are based on the author's personal impressions, as he himself participated in the defense of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.
• Tolstoy uses a unique narrative style, directly addressing the reader and describing events through the eyes of different characters.
• The stories depict not only military actions but also the everyday life of soldiers and officers, their thoughts and feelings.
• The work became one of the first in Russian literature to portray war not as a heroic event but as a tragedy and a trial for people.