Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy

"Anna Karenina" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a novel first published in book form in 1878. The story follows Anna, a married socialite, whose scandalous affair with cavalry officer Count Vronsky disrupts Imperial Russian society and forces them to flee. Meanwhile, landowner Konstantin Levin pursues marriage with Kitty and struggles with his own faith. The novel explores themes of betrayal, family, marriage, desire, and the contrasts between rural and urban life against Russia's rapidly transforming society.