Determinism, Chaos, and Leadership: Re-examining Tolstoy’s War and Peace Through Modern Geopolitical Realities

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Sfetcu, Nicolae (2025). Determinism, Chaos, and Leadership: Re-examining Tolstoy’s War and Peace Through Modern Geopolitical Realities, in Index Academic, DOI: 10.58679/IA26426, https://www.indexacademic.ro/pdf/determinism-chaos-and-leadership-re-examining-tolstoys-war-and-peace-through-modern-geopolitical-realities/

Determinism, Chaos, and Leadership: Re-examining Tolstoy’s War and Peace Through Modern Geopolitical Realities

Nicolae Sfetcu[1]
nicolae@sfetcu.com
Copyright © 2025 Nicolae Sfetcu

[1] Researcher – Romanian Academy (Romanian Committee of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CRIFST), Division of History of Science (DIS)), ORCID: 0000-0002-0162-9973

Abstract

This review will examine how War and Peace by Leo Tolstoi portrays the Napoleonic Wars and reflects on history and human agency, especially Tolstoy’s views on determinism versus free will. It will also discuss how the novel’s themes – the impact of war on society, the nature of leadership, and the unpredictability of historical events – resonate with contemporary global geopolitics.

Keywords: War and Peace, Leo Tolstoi, Napoleonic Wars, novel, history, fiction, philosophy

Index Academic, Volumul I, 2025

DOI: 10.58679/IA26426