Детство. Отрочество. Юность

Nikolенька Irtenyev grows up and seeks a sense of self. He tries to find his place in the world. He plays with friends, falls in love, and writes poems. He faces his mother's death. He also starts his studies at university.

These three books tell a tale of growing up. They draw on diaries Лев Николаевич Толстой kept while young. Tolstoy was a Russian writer, philosopher, and thinker. He lived from 1828 to 1910. The book shows how a child's character takes shape. It suits those who like tales of childhood and growth.

The three books helped shape a way of writing about childhood. S. Aksakov later wrote tales of childhood in this vein. So did N. Garin-Mikhailovsky and A. Tolstoy. M. Gorky's three books about his own life share this link.