Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

Passion and Fate Amid Russian Aristocracy

by Leo Tolstoy

Анна Каренина

Russian1878
239 chapters349k words1,398 pages31h read
NovelRealist Fiction

Enter the glittering salons and windswept country estates of 19th-century Russia, where love, ambition, and honor collide. Anna Karenina is a sweeping tale of two intertwining lives: Anna, whose forbidden romance with the dashing Count Vronsky threatens to upend her world, and Levin, a soulful landowner searching for purpose in family, faith, and the rhythms of rural life. Tolstoy masterfully weaves together scandal, heartbreak, and philosophical inquiry, painting a vivid portrait of high society and human longing. With unforgettable characters and sumptuous detail, this novel explores the price of desire and the search for happiness in an era of strict social codes.

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