Sevastopol, or Sketches of Sevastopol, is a set of three short tales set during the siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855). During the Crimean War Sevastopol was an important strategic port held by the Russians. It was besieged by the French (and allies) until it eventually surrendered after a notoriously bloody and horrific siege. Tolstoy visited Sevastopol… Continue reading Sevastopol; Absurd War. Tolstoy’s pacifism in the face of war