THE HISTORY OF CREATION AND THE IDEA OF THE EPIC NOVEL "WAR AND PEACE"

Abstract

In this article, the author refers to historical facts and eyewitness accounts that touch upon the history of the concept and the stages of creation of the main literary work of L.N. Tolstoy's epic novel "War and Peace". The issues of influence on the worldview of Tolstoy by like-minded people and prominent representatives of the aesthetic thought of Russia of that period are considered.