First published 2016
Two Hussars follows the intertwined lives of two Russian aristocrats, Fedya and Volodya, as they navigate love, duty, and honor during the Napoleonic Wars. Fedya is a young, reckless cavalry officer who indulges his passions without regard for consequences. Volodya is his more principled superior, torn between his loyalty to the Tsar and his sympathy for the common soldiers. As their paths collide on the battlefield and in the drawing rooms of high society, their rivalry and mutual respect deepen. Tolstoi's masterful prose captures the stark contrasts of war and the moral complexities that test the characters' mettle.
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, military-fiction, 19th-century, russian-literature
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, moral-complexity
Setting: Russia
Period: Napoleonic-Wars
80 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform