"Anna Karenina" is a classic novel written by Russian author Leo Tolstoy. Set in the 19th-century Russian aristocracy, the story revolves around the titular character, Anna Karenina, a married woman who embarks on a passionate affair with Count Vronsky, a young officer. As their illicit relationship unfolds, it exposes the complexities of love, morality, and societal norms. Meanwhile, another s…
Ivan Ilych, a peaceful public official in the Russian provinces, has his life permanently changed by a serious illness which no doctor can accurately diagnose. The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Russian: ?????? ????? ??????, Smert' Ivana Ilyicha), first published in 1886, is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, one of the masterpieces of his late fiction, written shortly after his religious conversion of the …