The Prisoner in the Caucassus - Leo Tolstoy

"He tried to rise, but two ill-savoured Tartars were already sitting on him and binding his hands behind his back." Two Russian soldier are kidnapped by their rivals while serving in the Caucasus. One is resourceful and optimistic and spends his time in captivity looking for a way to escape; the other is pessimistic and lazy and only complains. One day, they try to escape. The Prisoner in The Caucasus is based on a real incident from Tolstoy's soldier days. It is about the power of military brotherhood... Zobrazit více