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Resurrection, the last fulllength novel written by Leo Tolstoy, was published in 1899 after ten years in the making. A humanitarian causeâthe pacifist Doukhobor sect, persecuted by the Russian government, needed funds to emigrate to Canadaâprompted Tolstoy to finish the novel and dedicate its ensuing revenues to alleviate their plight. Ultimately, Tolstoyâs actions were credited with helping hundreds of Doukhobors emigrate to Canada.
The novel centers on the relationship between NekhlĂșdoff, a Russian landlord, and MĂĄslova, a prostitute whose life took a turn for the worse after NekhlĂșdoff wronged her ten years prior to the novelâs events. After NekhlĂșdoff happens to sit in the jury for a trial in which MĂĄslova is accused of poisoning a merchant, NekhlĂșdoff begins to understand the harm he has inflicted upon MĂĄslovaâand the harm that the Russian state and society inflicts upon the poor and marginalizedâas he embarks on a quest to alleviate MĂĄslovaâs suffering.
NekhlĂșdoffâs process of spiritual awakening in Resurrection serves as a framing for many of the novelâs religious and political themes, such as the hypocrisy of State Christianity and the injustice of the penal system, which were also the subject of Tolstoyâs nonfiction treatise on Christian anarchism, The Kingdom of God Is Within You. The novel also explores the âsingle taxâ economic theory propounded by the American economist Henry George, which drives a major subplot in the novel concerning the management of NekhlĂșdoffâs estates.
Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice.
Resurrection, the last fulllength novel written by Leo Tolstoy, was published in 1899 after ten years in the making. A humanitarian causeâthe pacifist Doukhobor sect, persecuted by the Russian government, needed funds to emigrate to Canadaâprompted Tolstoy to finish the novel and dedicate its ensuing revenues to alleviate their plight. Ultimately, Tolstoyâs actions were credited with helping hundreds of Doukhobors emigrate to Canada.
The novel centers on the relationship between NekhlĂșdoff, a Russian landlord, and MĂĄslova, a prostitute whose life took a turn for the worse after NekhlĂșdoff wronged her ten years prior to the novelâs events. After NekhlĂșdoff happens to sit in the jury for a trial in which MĂĄslova is accused of poisoning a merchant, NekhlĂșdoff begins to understand the harm he has inflicted upon MĂĄslovaâand the harm that the Russian state and society inflicts upon the poor and marginalizedâas he embarks on a quest to alleviate MĂĄslovaâs suffering.
NekhlĂșdoffâs process of spiritual awakening in Resurrection serves as a framing for many of the novelâs religious and political themes, such as the hypocrisy of State Christianity and the injustice of the penal system, which were also the subject of Tolstoyâs nonfiction treatise on Christian anarchism, The Kingdom of God Is Within You. The novel also explores the âsingle taxâ economic theory propounded by the American economist Henry George, which drives a major subplot in the novel concerning the management of NekhlĂșdoffâs estates.