"The Kreutzer Sonata" is the most famous Tolstoy's novella, that divulged the infamous mores of Russia's upper class. It was almost physically painful to read back in 1890. We believe its glorious time has arrived only now when the reality has finally caught up with Tolstoy's vision in the most evocative manner.   

 "It's not given to people to judge what's right or wrong. People have eternally been mistaken and will be mistaken, and in nothing more than in what they consider right and wrong," says Prince Andrei in "War and Peace".  30 years later,  Tolstoy's Pozdnyshev will judge and most atrociously punish women for deceit and havoc the latter wreak on men's lives...

"The Kreutzer Sonata" is, probably, the most misinterpreted Tolstoy's work. The writer was accused of misogyny (even by his own wife), his work was banned from publishing in Russia initially. But did they read it right? And did they know for sure what was right?

We would be delighted to hear your opinion on the matter! Please join below!

The recommended level of proficiency for this group is B1 or higher, however, if one finds one's mind satisfyingly quick and agile, one could consider joining the group even if one's proficiency level is slightly lower.

As always, the text read at the sessions will be the non-adapted original, and all the instructions for upcoming sessions along with the bilingual PDFs and audio files will be forwarded to the participants 1 week prior to each session. The sessions are conducted in Russian, questions asked in English are accepted and answered in either English or Russian depending on the situation.

The sessions will be recorded for the use of the participants who have to skip, provided our staff is given at least 2-hour notice so that we can secure the software availability.

Upon the successful completion of the student's participation in the group, digital certificates will be issued to celebrate and share the achievement.

There will be 4 reading groups for "The Kreutzer Sonata" commencing in August'21. The number of participants in each group will never exceed 12 attendees. Please see below for the times and dates, and don't forget to check the time zone!