Haji Murat. Prisoner of the Caucasus

"Hadji -Murat" is a story about the tragic fate of the Caucasian national hero. The bold and proud, torn by a sense of duty and the desire to save the family, Haji Murat during the Russian-Caucasian war is between two lights. As one of the heroes of the story says, Eagles all tear one or the other. The artist Evgeny Lansere created illustrations to the Haji Murata for two years (1912-1914), having visited the places described in the story.
The story of the Caucasian captive was based on the stories of people who survived the captivity, and the own impressions of Leo Tolstoy from the service in the Caucasus. The protagonist, Russian officer Zhilin, on the way from the service home is captured by the Tatars. Events that occurred with Zhilin - captivity, life in a prison in a mountain aul, escape - found an emotional reflection in the illustrations of the artist Yuri Petrov