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Summary

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) began writing when he was stationed in the Caucasus in the Russian army. After fighting in the Crimean war, he settled in St. Petersburg, where he wrote a number of stories which reveal an increasing disillusionment with society and the military. "The Empty Drum" is an antiwar story adapted from a Russian folk tale.

Duration: 18 minutes (00:18:29)
Publishing date: 2015-04-20; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —

• Classics
• Short Stories
• Contemporary Fiction