Anna Karenina: Book One by Lev Tolstoy opens one of the greatest novels ever written—a timeless masterpiece of love, passion, morality, and society. In this first part of Tolstoy’s monumental work, readers are introduced to the glittering yet fragile world of 19th-century Russian aristocracy, where personal desires collide with rigid social expectations.

At the heart of the story is Anna Arkadyevna Karenina, a beautiful, intelligent woman trapped in a loveless marriage to a high-ranking official. Her fateful encounter with the dashing Count Alexei Vronsky ignites a passionate affair that defies convention and sets into motion a chain of emotional and moral conflicts. As Tolstoy explores Anna’s awakening to love and the cost of her rebellion, he also introduces Konstantin Levin, a landowner whose spiritual and philosophical journey mirrors Tolstoy’s own search for meaning and truth.

In Book One, Tolstoy crafts an intricate web of human emotion—love, jealousy, duty, and guilt—set against the vivid backdrop of imperial Russia. With his unmatched psychological insight and narrative grace, he reveals the universal tensions between individual freedom and societal judgment, between heart and reason.

Anna Karenina is not merely a love story but a profound meditation on the human condition, faith, family, and moral responsibility. This first volume lays the foundation for the tragedy and transcendence that define Tolstoy’s most enduring work.

PUBLISHER: RAGUDA PUBLISHERS MOSCOW

BINDING: HARD COVER

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

PAGES: 518