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Leo Tolstoy's first published work, *Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth* (Детство, Отрочество, Юность), chronicles the author's early life between 1852 and 1856. The trilogy follows Tolstoy as a young Russian boy growing up in a wealthy landowner’s family, navigating the influences of a devoted mother, a distant father, and an older brother while studying under a strict tutor. As he moves from his country estate to his grandmother’s Moscow home, Tolstoy depicts the psychological and moral struggles that shape his development and his eventual contribution to Russian literature.
First publish date: 1862
Genre: General Fiction/Autofiction
Authors: Лев Толстой
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