The Tolstoy Library

In which the youthful Seryozha, innocent and full of bright fancies, finds himself enchanted by the small kindnesses and honours surrounding his father's day, pondering the grand orders and decoration...

11 Mai 6min

In which Alexey Alexandrovitch visits Countess Lidia Ivanovna and receives a letter that stirs within him a deep unrest about forgiveness, love, and the consequences of past actions. As he wrestles wi...

11 Mai 6min

In which the troubled Alexey Alexandrovitch receives an unexpected visit from Countess Lidia Ivanovna, whose fervent faith and compassionate assistance offer him a measure of solace amid his overwhelm...

10 Mai 9min

In which the world of Petersburg society unfolds with the quiet murmurings of official honours and whispered intrigues, revealing the subtle complexities of men and women bound by duty, ambition, and ...

10 Mai 9min

In which Countess Lidia Ivanovna, a woman of past entanglements and many ardent affections, becomes singularly engrossed in the welfare of Alexey Alexandrovitch, seeking to shield him from distress am...

10 Mai 6min

In which Levin contemplates the profound yet simple understanding of death held by his wife and the devoted nurse, Katya, contrasting it with his own intellectual unease and helplessness in the face o...

9 Mai 7min

In which Alexey Alexandrovitch finds himself cast into an agonising solitude, wrestling with the inscrutable gulf between his past tenderness and present isolation, while the cool and indifferent worl...

9 Mai 8min

In which Nikolay Levin tends to his grievously ill brother, witnessing moments of hope and despair amidst the agonies of suffering that bring the family face to face with the inexorable approach of de...

9 Mai 17min