TO THE ISSUE OF LITERARY SOURCES OF "THE PRISONER IN THE CAUCASUS" BY L.N. TOLSTOY
This article is an analytical review of the literary sources of the short story “The Prisoner in the Caucasus” by L.N. Tolstoy, among which “The Memoirs of the Caucasian Officer” by F.F. Tornau hold a special place. This direct and undoubted link is revealed in the author’s narrative, nature of the characters, artistic methods, coincidences in the plot and similar realities of Caucasian life.