About the book: 1983 / Tolstoy had been nurturing the idea of ​​the story "Hadji Murat" since his participation in the Caucasian War. What attracted the writer to this participant in the liberation struggle of the Caucasian highlanders? Tolstoy was admired by his ability to devote himself entirely to the work he began, his boundless perseverance in the struggle. “Alone, not giving up!” These qualities were inherent in the writer himself. Hadji Murat was a born horseman, a powerful and daring naib of Shamil. He enjoyed fame among the Caucasian peoples. His exploits were completely extraordinary: “He appeared where he was not expected, and left in such a way that it was impossible to surround him with regiments.” Wherever there was a hot business, Hadji Murat was everywhere. Shamil himself, who ruled over the peoples of the Caucasus, began to fear him and decided to execute him. And Hadji Murad had no choice but to go over to the Russians. He was killed during a shootout while trying to escape into the mountains.