Anna Karenina

Main Characters and Their Development

• Anna Karenina - the wife of state councilor Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin. In the novel, she is full of passion and life, which confronts her with her own moral dilemmas and search for happiness. The rift between her social position and personal desires leads to her tragic fate.
• Alexei Vronsky - a young officer captivated by Anna. He is portrayed as charismatic, talented, yet impulsive. His love for Anna places him in a difficult position between his career and personal happiness.
• Konstantin Levin - a landowner seeking the meaning of life through work, family, and philosophy. Levin is a prototype of the author himself. Throughout the novel, he undergoes numerous internal transformations, especially in his sense of place in society and family.
• Kitty Shcherbatskaya - a young woman of aristocratic origin, initially in love with Vronsky but later marries Levin. Her character evolves from a naive girl to a mature wife and mother who finds fulfillment in family life.
• Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin - a high-ranking government official and Anna's husband. He is depicted as a principled man, yet his aloofness and detachment from family values lead to conflicts within the family.