The Tolstoy Library

In which the burden of sorrow and betrayal weighs heavily upon a devoted wife, who finds herself torn between anguish and duty as she confronts the shattered remnants of her once-happy marriage. Into ...

29 Mar 15min

In which a chance meeting at the Petersburg railway station brings together Vronsky and Stepan Arkadyevitch, their conversation lightly touching upon acquaintances and matters of the heart, set agains...

28 Mar 7min

In which the complexities of young Vronsky’s heart are quietly revealed through his innocent yet careless courtship of Kitty, a tender entanglement he scarcely recognises as a serious matter, much les...

28 Mar 4min

In which Vronsky encounters Madame Karenina at the station, where a delicate exchange among family and acquaintances reveals the ties and temperaments of their society, all shadowed by the tender anxi...

28 Mar 12min

In which a young woman, poised between the tender memories of her past and the radiant hopes of the future, experiences the sweet torment of an impending confession that must alter the course of her l...

27 Mar 5min

In which the tender heart of Kitty is moved by the sorrowful countenance of Levin, yet her thoughts return with warmth to the man she loves, leaving her in a state of conflicted happiness and whispere...

27 Mar 6min

In which Konstantin Dmitrievitch Levin returns to Moscow society and finds himself entangled in uneasy conversations and subtle tensions, while observing the vibrant interplay of affections and social...

27 Mar 15min

In which two old friends engage in a candid and circumspect discourse on the nature of love, fidelity, and the complexities of human desire, each revealing the depths of their own convictions and doub...

26 Mar 10min