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During a period of tumult and reform in nineteenth-century Russia, a scandalous affair between the eponymous heroine, the wife of a high-ranking statesman, and Count Vronsky shakes the already crumbling foundations of high society. Masterfully capturing the fine balance between old world and new.

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Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, born on September 9, 1828, into a noble Russian family, faced early loss with his mother's death at two and his father's at seven. Raised by relatives and tutors, he initially pursued Oriental languages at Kazan University but later left without a degree. Returning to Yasnaya Polyana, his family estate, Tolstoy began a literary career with his first novel, """"Childhood"""" (1852).

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