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Oct-19| War & Peace - Book 13, Chapter 17

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Links

  1. Today's Podcast
  2. Ander Louis translation of War & Peace
  3. Medium Article by Denton

Discussion Prompts (Recycled from last year)

  1. Now that the French are obviously "mortally wounded", will the Russians push the advantage?
  2. Do you think the character of Kutuzov is a prism through which to view Tolstoy's own view of the war? Or is this fictional character close to the real Kutuzov in character?

Final line of today's chapter:

... "Russia is saved. I thank the Lord!" and he wept.