Boyhood

'Boyhood' is the second novel in the highly acclaimed Russian author Leo Tolstoy's autobiographical trilogy, following Childhood and followed by Youth. It registers his early teenage experiences such as his family's move to Moscow on account of his father's career, his sibling rivalry with his brother Woloda and even his first time falling in love with a woman. The novel was first published in the Russian literary journal Sovremennik in 1854.