The Tolstoy Library

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

In which Vronsky, summoned by Anna’s secret note despite the constraints of her domestic life, wrestles with uneasy dreams and the stern presence of her husband as he arrives at her house. Their meeti...

25 Apr 5min

In which Levin wrestles with a profound dissatisfaction toward the prevailing agricultural practices and contemplates a new approach that respects the instincts and habits of the Russian peasant, seek...

24 Apr 10min