<p>War and Peace (pre-reform Russian: Война́ и миръ (War and Society); post-reform Russian: Война́ и мир) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, which is regarded as a central work of world literature and one of Tolstoy's finest literary achievements.<br><br>The novel chronicles the history of the French invasion of Russia and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society throug...