The Tolstoy Library

In which the delicate threads of family life are revealed with tender but uneasy clarity, as Dolly arrives burdened with her own troubles and the household prepares for a journey abroad amidst whisper...

3 Apr 8min

In which Vronsky returns to Petersburg and finds himself immersed once more in the lively and somewhat reckless social world of his old acquaintances, including the charming but troublesome Petritsky ...

3 Apr 9min

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