Hadji-murad

<p><p>in 1851 Leo Tolstoy Enlisted In The Russian Army And Was Sent To The Caucasus To Help Defeat The Chechens. During This War A Great Avar Chieftain, Hadji Mur&#225;d, Broke With The Chechen Leader Shamil And Fled To The Russians For Safety. Months Later, While Attempting To Rescue His Family From Shamil&#8217;s Prison, Hadji Mur&#225;d Was Pursued By Those He Had Betrayed And, After Fighting The Most Heroic Battle Of His Life, Was Killed.<br><br>tolstoy, Witness To Many Of The Events Leading To Hadji Mur&#225;d&#8217;s Death, Set Down This Story With Painstaking Accuracy To Preserve For Future Generations The Horror, Nobility, And Destruction Inherent In War.</p>