A Year of War and Peace

By Brett Bailey, Logan Steenbergen

Join Logan and Brett as we read the entirety of War and Peace one chapter per day, finishing the whole book in one year.

War and Peace is famous for its titanic length.

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A Year of War and Peace episodes:

July 04, 2024 Week 16 (Days 106-112)
Volume 2, Part 3, Chapters 4-10.

Chapter 4: 00:00-10:07
Chapter 5: 10:07-20:59
Chapter 6: 20:59-34:51
Chapter 7: 34:51-44:52
Chapter 8: 44:54-58:00
Chapter 9: 58:00-1:13:09
Chapter 10: 1:13:09-1:29:31

Andrey returns to Petersburg society and begins to work toward new ambitions. Pierre struggles with purpose both in the Masonic Order and within his personal life.

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1h 30min
May 03, 2024 Week 15 (Days 99-105)
Volume 2, Part 2, Chapters 18-21; and Volume 2, Part 3, Chapters 1-3.

Volume 2 Part 2:
Chapter 18: 00:00-9:16
Chapter 19: 9:16-35:29
Chapter 20: 35:29-42:53
Chapter 21: 42:53-1:02:29

Volume 2 Part 3:
Chapter 1: 1:02:29-1:08:17
Chapter 2: 1:08:17-1:24:23
Chapter 3: 1:24:23-1:33:57

Nikolay travels to Tilsit to present a petition to the Emperor and gets caught up in the political upheaval. Andrey visits the Rostov estate and has a chance encounter.

Minor episode correction: the treaties of Tilsit were signed on July 7th and 9th, not in June. The discrepancy in the book is due to the Russian use of the Julian Calendar, which is slightly different from the Gregorian. Not that anybody really cared that much.

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1h 34min
May 02, 2024 Week 14 (Days 92-98)
Volume 2, Part 2, Chapters 11-17.

Chapter 11: 00:00-19:00
Chapter 12: 19:00-28:35
Chapter 13: 28:35-40:41
Chapter 14: 40:41-51:22
Chapter 15: 51:22-1:03:39
Chapter 16: 1:03:39-1:11:42
Chapter 17: 1:11:42-1:25:13

Pierre and Andrey discuss the merits of living for oneself vs living for others, and Nikolay returns to the Pavlograd Hussars, where Denisov gets into trouble.

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1h 26min
May 01, 2024 Week 13 (Days 85-91)
Volume 2, Part 2, Chapters 4-10.

Chapter 4: 00:00-10:11
Chapter 5: 10:11-19:43
Chapter 6: 19:43-28:37
Chapter 7: 28:37-40:16
Chapter 8: 40:16-48:40
Chapter 9: 48:40-57:14
Chapter 10: 57:14-1:17:32

Pierre completes his initiation into the Masonic Order, rebukes Prince Vasily, and attempts to reform his estates. Meanwhile, Andrey struggles with fatherhood and receives news of the conflict in Prussia.

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1h 18min
April 01, 2024 Week 12 (Days 78-84)
Volume 2, Part 1, Chapters 13-16; and Volume 2, Part 2, Chapters 1-3.

Volume 2 Part 1:
Chapter 13: 00:00-10:47
Chapter 14: 10:47-21:54
Chapter 15: 21:54-29:06
Chapter 16: 29:06-44:26

Volume 2 Part 2:
Chapter 1: 44:26-51:55
Chapter 2: 51:55-1:01:49
Chapter 3: 1:01:49-1:15:31

Nikolay gets into trouble with his money at Dolokhov's, and Pierre has a fateful encounter on the road to Petersburg.

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1h 16min
March 29, 2024 Week 11 (Days 71-77)
Volume 2, Part 1, Chapters 6-12.

Chapter 6: 00:00-15:40
Chapter 7: 15:40-20:50
Chapter 8: 20:50-28:10
Chapter 9: 28:10-41:27
Chapter 10: 41:27-51:31
Chapter 11: 51:31-58:12
Chapter 12: 58:12-1:19:04

Pierre and Helene have it out after the duel, Bald Hills reacts to news of Andrey's disappearance, and new romances begin to grow in the Rostov household.

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1h 20min
March 20, 2024 Week 10 (Days 64-70)
Volume 1, Part 3, Chapters 18-19; and Volume 2, Part 1, Chapters 1-5.

Volume 1 Part 3:
Chapter 18: 00:00-11:07
Chapter 19: 11:07-26:14

Volume 2 Part 1:
Chapter 1: 26:14-39:02
Chapter 2: 39:02-52:32
Chapter 3: 52:32-59:57
Chapter 4: 59:57-1:07:26
Chapter 5: 1:07:26-1:19:40

The Battle of Austerlitz concludes; Nikolay and Andrey encounter the emperors on either side of the battle. After the war, Nikolay returns home, Russia reacts to news of defeat, and Pierre gets into trouble with Dolokhov at a banquet.

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1h 20min
March 17, 2024 Week 9 (Days 57-63)
Volume 1, Part 3, Chapters 11-17.

Chapter 11: 00:00-12:20
Chapter 12: 12:20-28:03
Chapter 13: 28:03-37:52
Chapter 14: 37:52-48:08
Chapter 15: 48:08-54:46
Chapter 16: 54:46-1:03:36
Chapter 17: 1:03:36-1:11:02

The final movements toward Austerlitz occur, and the battle begins. The emperors maneuver their armies, Andrey seeks opportunities for glory, and Nikolay makes a daring crossing.

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1h 12min
March 15, 2024 Week 8 (Days 50-56)
Volume 1, Part 3, Chapters 4-10.

Chapter 4: 00:00-17:40
Chapter 5: 17:40-29:36
Chapter 6: 29:36-43:17
Chapter 7: 43:17-55:28
Chapter 8: 55:28-1:14:32
Chapter 9: 1:14:32-1:22:40
Chapter 10: 1:22:40-1:29:31

Anatole concludes his visit to Marya Bolkonsky, and the Rostovs receive a letter from Nikolay. On the campaign front, Nikolay meets Andrey Bolkonsky and Tsar Alexander, and Boris seeks a promotion. The army begins maneuvering toward the Battle of Austerlitz

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1h 30min
February 27, 2024 Day 49
Volume 1, Part 3, Chapter 3.

Prince Vasily and Anatole head for Bald Hills to secure a marriage between Anatole and Princess Marya. Nikolay stresses over their impending arrival, while Marya tries and fails to doll herself up to meet her suitor.

Also, we're changing formats! This episode will be our final daily podcast. Going forward, we'll be releasing end-of-week episodes recounting the chapters of that week. Each new episode will release on Sunday and will feature discussion of the previous 7 chapters.

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