The Authentic Story of Anna Karenina

“Anna Karenina” is probably the most mysterious work of Leo Tolstoy. Why does it still cause disputes? We do not know much about the harsh laws and the paradoxical morals of the nineteenth century. Pavel Basinsky explores Roman through the eyes of a curious and loyal reader. The facts gathered together surprise, discourage and give an explanation to many oddities of this tragic love story.
Pavel Basinsky - writer, journalist, literary critic. His fascinating documentary books about the life and work of Leo Tolstoy raised a new wave of interest in the phenomenon of the “Yasnaya Polyansky Apostle” (“Leo Tolstoy: the Flight of Paradise”, “Holy against Leo”, “Leo in the shadow of the lion”) Laureate of the Big Book Prize.
“I am aware that Anna Karenina does not exist any genuine story. Ann Karenins as much as readers of this novel. But I am flattering myself with the hope that my book will help me, like me, to the fanatics who have been hooked on this novel, to understand my personal Anneas. Of course, disagreing with me ”(Pavel Basinsky)