The Tolstoy Library

In which a family gathering at the Oblonskys’ household gently reveals the subtle harmonies and tensions of domestic life, with care taken over arrangements for a guest and the quiet reassurance of re...

29 Mar 5min

In which Anna Arkadyevna returns to the Oblonskys’ household, where the familiar yet strained domestic atmosphere mingles with the affectionate attentions of children and the hesitant admiration of Ki...

29 Mar 7min

In which the burden of sorrow and betrayal weighs heavily upon a devoted wife, who finds herself torn between anguish and duty as she confronts the shattered remnants of her once-happy marriage. Into ...

29 Mar 15min

In which a chance meeting at the Petersburg railway station brings together Vronsky and Stepan Arkadyevitch, their conversation lightly touching upon acquaintances and matters of the heart, set agains...

28 Mar 7min

In which the complexities of young Vronsky’s heart are quietly revealed through his innocent yet careless courtship of Kitty, a tender entanglement he scarcely recognises as a serious matter, much les...

28 Mar 4min

In which Vronsky encounters Madame Karenina at the station, where a delicate exchange among family and acquaintances reveals the ties and temperaments of their society, all shadowed by the tender anxi...

28 Mar 12min

In which a young woman, poised between the tender memories of her past and the radiant hopes of the future, experiences the sweet torment of an impending confession that must alter the course of her l...

27 Mar 5min

In which the tender heart of Kitty is moved by the sorrowful countenance of Levin, yet her thoughts return with warmth to the man she loves, leaving her in a state of conflicted happiness and whispere...

27 Mar 6min