The true story of Anna Karenina

“Anna Karenina” is probably the most mysterious work of Leo Tolstoy. Why is it still controversial? There is much we do not know about the harsh laws and paradoxical mores of the golden nineteenth century. Pavel Basinsky explores the novel... through the eyes of a curious and devoted reader. The facts collected together are surprising, disconcerting and provide an explanation for many of the oddities of this tragic love story. Pavel Basinsky is a writer, journalist, literary critic. His fascinating documentary books about the life and work of Leo Tolstoy raised a new wave of interest in society in the phenomenon of the “Yasnaya Polyana Apostle” (“Leo Tolstoy: Escape from Paradise”, “Saint against Leo”, “Lion in the Shadow of Leo”, “The True Story of Konstantin Levin” "). "The True Story of Anna Karenina" was awarded the "Big Book" prize. Special edition for the release of the documentary series “SECRETIES OF KARENINA” and the opening of the exhibition of the same name