The Tolstoy Library

In which Count Vronsky, restless and consumed with a newfound intensity, watches for Anna with the composure of a man who sees himself sovereign over his destiny, even as he first truly acknowledges t...

2 Apr 9min

In which Anna returns home to the affectionate embrace of her son and finds comfort in the simple joys of motherhood and familiar friendships, even as the complexities of social engagements and philan...

2 Apr 5min

In which the measured precision of Alexey Alexandrovitch’s official life and social obligations cast a quiet shadow upon the domestic evening, revealing the nuances of Anna’s patient understanding and...

2 Apr 8min

In which Anna Arkadyevna departs on a cold and snow-bound journey, wrestling with restless thoughts and a vague inner turmoil that stirs her finely strained nerves. Amid the rattling train and strange...

1 Apr 8min

In which Anna Arkadyevna, restless and inwardly troubled, prepares to depart Moscow abruptly after a tense ball, revealing to Dolly the weight of unspoken emotions and fraught relationships that shado...

1 Apr 7min

In which a fierce winter storm envelops a railway station where Anna encounters Vronsky, whose presence stirs a complex mix of joy and inner turmoil within her. Upon arriving in Petersburg, she is met...

1 Apr 7min

In which the weary and embittered Nikolay Levin expounds upon his idealistic labour association, grappling with the oppressive weight of societal injustice and personal failings, whilst his brother Ko...

31 Mars 11min

In which Levin, enveloped by the familiar warmth of his ancestral home and the quiet companionship of his old dog, reflects upon the sacred ideal of family life inherited from his parents and contempl...

31 Mars 6min