The Tolstoy Library

In which Levin, buoyed by a profound and tender happiness, spends a day moving from social engagements to quiet reflections, finding warmth even in the humblest of connections around him. Through his ...

29 Apr 9min

In which the uneasy topic of marital fidelity and its harsh inequalities is delicately broached amid a gathering, revealing the raw wounds of mistrust and sorrow harboured by Alexey Alexandrovitch. In...

29 Apr 11min

In which Levin finds himself torn between the company of others and the quiet, earnest moments shared with Kitty, where deep thoughts and feelings are exchanged without the need for many words. Their ...

29 Apr 9min

In which a gathering of Moscow’s intellectual elite assembles under the somewhat chaotic but genial hospitality of Stepan Arkadyevitch, whose arrival breathes life into the initially stiff company, wi...

28 Apr 14min

In which Levin and Kitty share a quiet exchange amid a lively gathering, their interaction suffused with tender reminiscence and a dawning closeness that words scarcely capture. Meanwhile, a candid re...

28 Apr 4min

In which a group of gentlemen engage in lively debate over the merits of classical versus scientific education, reflecting on the moral weight and intellectual development each imparts, while their co...

28 Apr 9min

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