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In War and Peace (set during the Napoleonic Wars), Tolstoy portrays the Russians as begrudgingly admiring of their French enemies and their culture, rather than loathing or fearing them. Was this a common attitude about wartime enemies during that time period?

by /u/LockedOutOfElfland in /r/AskHistorians

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