Resurrection

Author: Leo Tolstoy
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book is a monumental work of great Russian realist critic and writer Leo Tolstoy, poured out his heart and soul over ten years in his later years, and also the crystallization of his thoughts and art throughout his life. Through the unjust accusations suffered by Maslova and the "prisoners" in prison, the novel extensively and profoundly exposes the anti-people nature of the Tsarist law, court, prison, officials, and the entire national machinery. It is a mirror reflecting the contradictory conditions of Russian peasants during the revolution. This is a long, the novel is based on a real criminal case, through the description of the complex and tortuous experiences of the male and female protagonists, with a simple structure and vivid images, it presents a broad picture of the social life of Russia at the end of the 19th century, showing that the Russian Empire at that time had become a prison that imprisoned and tortured the people.