This work is centered on 18 12 Great Patriotic War and reflects the major historical events from 1805 to 1820. According to the experiences of Balcon, Bezukhov, Rostov, Kulagin and big noble, many events and characters are connected in series in the alternate description of war and peace.
The author will? War? With what? Peace? The cross description of two kinds of life and two clues constitutes an encyclopedic magnificent epic. The basic theme of War and Peace is to affirm the just resistance of the Russian people in this war and to praise the patriotic enthusiasm and heroism of the Russian people in the war. However, the tone of the work is religious benevolence and humanitarianism. The author opposes the war and deeply sympathizes with the sufferings of all parties to the war.