The Tolstoy Library

In which Levin and Stepan Arkadyevitch partake in an evening stand-shooting amid the tranquil awakening of early spring, with the gentle sounds of nature and the delicate play of light enhancing the m...

8 Apr 7min

In which Konstantin Levin, brightened by the spring and welcoming a cherished friend, finds his peaceful estate alive with the stirring joys of companionship and lively discourse on matters agrarian a...

7 Apr 10min

In which Levin wrestles with the lingering pain of rejection and the solitude it imposes, seeking solace in the rhythms of country life and hopeful resolutions for the future. As spring awakens the wo...

7 Apr 8min

In which Levin, with the freshness of early spring about him and a heart full of hopeful plans, inspects his farm and wrestles with the ever-present challenges of uncooperative peasants and the stubbo...

7 Apr 15min

In which a long-cherished desire is fulfilled amidst a flood of shame and tangled emotions, as two souls confront the complex birth of their new, forbidden bond. The tender yet tormenting acceptance o...

6 Apr 5min

In which Alexey Alexandrovitch and his wife embark upon a new phase of their lives, outwardly unchanged yet inwardly marked by a quiet estrangement that he struggles in vain to bridge. Despite his pow...

6 Apr 1min

In which Anna returns home at night with a radiant but troubled countenance, and her husband, Alexey Alexandrovitch, endeavours to caution her gently about the proprieties expected in their society, o...

6 Apr 9min

In which the gathering of notable society figures convenes, and amidst their polite discourse on the nature of love and matrimony, a quietly charged encounter unfolds between Anna Karenina and Vronsky...

5 Apr 12min