Хаджи-Мурат

Лев Николаевич Толстой (1828-1910)

Approximate level
B2
Length
36,022 words
Reading time
3 h
Chapters
25
Language
Russian

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Tolstoy’s late nineteenth-century story begins with a narrator walking through summer fields and noticing a thistle struggling against being picked. Its opening combines close observation of plants with reflections on persistence and the destruction of life. You will meet detailed nature vocabulary, descriptive words, and older or less common forms. The sentences range from short statements to long, elaborate descriptions and lists, so the text asks you to follow several details within a single sentence.

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What level of Russian do I need for this book?

The estimate is B2, based on how common the words are and how long the sentences run. It is an approximation, not a test result. With a translation under every sentence you can start one level earlier than you would with a paper copy.

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How long does it take to read?

About 3 h at a native pace, spread over 25 chapters. In a foreign language plan for more: half an hour a day finishes a book of this size in a few weeks.

Is there an easier version of this book?

Yes, in the Lingo7 app. Next to the original, you can add an adapted version that tells the same story of Хаджи-Мурат in simpler words and shorter sentences, at about A2 level. It is made with AI from the public domain text, page by page as you read, and the app marks it as an adaptation. You choose between the two on this page.

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