The Tolstoy Library

In which the lively Stepan Arkadyevitch flits from theatre to market to familiar parlours, weaving a convivial web of acquaintances and dinner invitations while mulling over the temperaments and dispo...

27 Apr 9min

In which Alexey Alexandrovitch finds his triumph before the Commission overshadowed by unforeseen political manoeuvres that fracture support and foment public disapproval, driving him to undertake a p...

27 Apr 8min

In which Alexey Alexandrovitch grapples with the thorny matters of official duty and personal resolve, seeking to navigate deputations and legal correspondence with a measured hand. The unexpected vis...

27 Apr 9min

In which the embittered husband, consumed by a tempest of rage and wounded pride, confronts his wife with stern resolve and threatens to sever their bonds in grievous fashion. Their tense exchanges re...

26 Apr 8min

In which Anna and Vronsky sit together in the lamplight, their conversation weaving through jealousy, societal defiance, and the somber reflections upon the complexities of their intertwined lives. Am...

26 Apr 12min

In which a gentleman of fastidious taste and solemn demeanour confronts the tedious realities of legal bureaucracy in pursuit of a delicate and confidential matter concerning his domestic affairs, enc...

26 Apr 12min

In which Konstantin Levin receives a visit from his ailing brother Nikolay, whose presence compels him to confront the stark reality of mortality and the fraught emotions that bind them. As their unea...

25 Apr 17min

In which the uneasy domestic arrangements of the Karenin household are quietly laid bare, marked by a resigned hope for change that none can yet define. Meanwhile, Vronsky, burdened with the duty of e...

25 Apr 6min