The Tolstoy Library

In which Levin visits his half-brother in Moscow and unexpectedly finds himself amidst a heated philosophical debate on the nature of existence and the relationship between sensation and consciousness...

25 Mar 4min

In which Levin ventures to the bustling, frost-freshened Zoological Gardens, where the skaters and the shining birches form a backdrop to a tender and trembling encounter with Kitty, whose presence tr...

25 Mar 14min

In which Levin visits his elder brother Sergey Ivanovitch and contemplates the discord within their family, especially concerning their lost half-brother Nikolay, whose troubled path casts a heavy sha...

25 Mar 5min

In which Konstantin Levin visits Moscow harbouring a heartfelt and somewhat shy resolve regarding a matter of the heart connected to the Shtcherbatsky family, whose refined and noble domestic life he ...

24 Mar 7min

In which the delicate threads of domestic affection are painfully strained as Darya Alexandrovna faces the torment of her husband’s betrayal, caught between despair and maternal duty, her heart a turb...

24 Mar 12min

In which the amiable and well-connected Stepan Arkadyevitch Oblonsky presides over a government board in Moscow, revealing both the privileges and the indifference entailed in his official duties, as ...

24 Mar 18min

In which Stepan Arkadyevitch Oblonsky, upon the morning light, observes the small domestic confusions and the quiet dissatisfactions of his daily life whilst perusing newspapers that echo his half-hea...

23 Mar 10min

In which the domestic tranquillity of the Oblonsky household is shattered by a discovery that rends the fabric of family and servants alike, leaving an air of confusion and estrangement. Stepan Arkady...

23 Mar 6min