(288 words) “War and Peace” is not just a description of large-scale battles on the Borodino field or near Austerlitz. This is, first of all, the people involved in the river of endless bloodshed. Tolstoy himself was a participant in hostilities in the Caucasus and the defense of Sevastopol, so he shows a true war without embellishment. His struggle is bloody, deadly, full of filth and suffering, but the people in it are truthful and brave. Lev Nikolaevich, showing the war, does not stop only on the description of the actions of Kutuzov and his military leaders. In the paintings of the author’s fighting, both heroic attacks and periods of complete chaos and confusion, for example, during the Battle of Austerlitz, are shown.
In the work “War and Peace,” Tolstoy showed that his native land was protected not only by a brave army, but also by the whole people: for example, before the French invaded the capital, all the inhabitants of the city, leaving their property, began to leave their homes. Similar behavior could be observed in any city or village. Therefore, when the five hundred thousandth army of Napoleon, which was marked in Europe “invincible”, flew all the force into Russian soil, it was defeated due to lack of food and heat. On the road, they stumbled upon scorched fields, and hunger and disease were stronger than any enemy. The Russian army and people unconditionally rallied against the occupier, and only by a united front were they able to defeat him.
The war is offensive and invasive from the French side, the people's war, defending the sovereignty of their home - from the Russians. Leo Nikolayevich assigns the main place in the victory to the people: Karp and Vlas, Tikhon Shcherbaty, the elder Vasilisa and many other names became the main ones on the victory podium. Undoubtedly, great importance is given to both generals and generals and many other leading figures. But it is the contribution of ordinary soldiers and peasants that is invaluable, because the people have endured all the difficulties and sorrows of wartime, but have found the strength to confront and defeat Napoleon. Without him, officers, no matter how talented they were, could not have achieved anything.
