"The Raid" and "The Wood-Felling"

The uniqueness of Leo Tolstoy’s stories “The Raid. A Volunteer’s Story” and “The Felling of the Forest. A Junker’s Story” lies not only in the astonishing way the brilliant writer reveals the depth of the Russian soul, but also in the fact that they were written on the basis of real events and of Leo Tolstoy’s own experiences—experiences gained as he took part in military actions in the Caucasus.