The Tolstoy Library

In which Vasili Andreevich, beleaguered by the biting wind and blinding snow, endeavours to find his way through a desolate winter landscape, pained by the treacherous sameness of the storm-tossed wor...

16 Feb 10min

In which a weary servant, overcome by cold and fatigue during a harsh winter journey, reflects upon his life and sins with a quiet resignation, trusting in a higher power's mercy. As the biting cold d...

15 Feb 6min

In which Vasili Andreevich and his servant Nikita find themselves trapped overnight in a snowstorm, their fortunes and fears unfolding amid drifting snow and biting cold. As the night deepens, the wea...

14 Feb 24min

In which a weary master and his servant set out on a bleak winter journey through relentless snow and biting wind, their progress hindered by the harsh elements and uncertain paths. They wrestle with ...

13 Feb 15min

In which a weary traveller named Vasili Andreevich finds refuge in a prosperous village household, where talk of family strife and the threat of division quietly lingers beneath the conviviality of a ...

12 Feb 15min

In which a weary traveller and his companion find themselves caught in a relentless snowstorm, losing their way in the small village of Grishkino and encountering a motley cast of local characters who...

11 Feb 16min

In which two men set out through a snowy countryside, their conversation weaving between concerns of horses and lands while the relentless wind scours the landscape, obscuring familiar paths. As they ...

10 Feb 14min

In which a shrewd merchant of the old Russian province, Vasili Andreevich, prepares to journey through a frost-bound countryside with the hesitant aid of his loyal but weathered peasant, Nikita, whose...

9 Feb 19min