Resurrection (unabridged)

“Resurrection” (1899) marks the culmination of Leo Tolstoy’s major novels. This novel revolves around a nobleman’s endeavor to atone for the suffering he caused a peasant girl during his youth, ultimately leading her to imprisonment in Siberia. Tolstoy’s central themes of redemption, achieved through acts of loving forgiveness, and his condemnation of violence, are prominent throughout the story. The narrative delves deep into the psychological aspects of guilt, anger, and forgiveness while simultaneously providing a panoramic view of Russian society in the late nineteenth century. It serves as a reflection of Tolstoy’s profound indignation toward the social injustices prevalent in the world of his time.