Resurrection

In his final and most controversial novel, Leo Tolstoy delivers a powerful indictment of injustice, hypocrisy, and the emptiness of privilege. Resurrection tells the story of Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov, a nobleman who is forced to confront his past when he serves on a jury—and realizes the defendant, Katusha Maslova, is the woman he once seduced and abandoned. As Dmitri seeks redemption and meaning, he embarks on a spiritual and moral awakening that challenges the foundations of Russian society, the church, and the legal system. Through this deeply personal journey, Tolstoy explores themes of guilt, forgiveness, love, and the search for truth. Resurrection is a bold and compassionate novel that questions the very nature of justice and salvation. It remains one of Tolstoy’s most profound and socially conscious works.