After the Ball
Interesting Facts
- The story is based on real events that happened to Leo Tolstoy's brother, Sergey Nikolayevich.
- The main character, Ivan Vasilyevich, experiences a profound internal conflict caused by the contrast between the festive ball and the brutal punishment of the soldier.
- Tolstoy uses the contrast between high society and the cruelty of military discipline to highlight the hypocrisy and duality of human nature.
- The plot unfolds over the course of a single day, emphasizing the abruptness and suddenness of the changes in the main character's perception.
- The work is a prime example of Tolstoy's moral prose, where the author explores questions of morality and the human soul.
Date of publication: 30 August 2024
Updated: 15 November 2026
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Genre: Classical literature
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