Anna Karenina, Part 6, Chapter 25 summary
Part 6, Chapter 25 of 239 · 5 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 25, Anna and Vronsky find their secluded country life increasingly difficult, despite her efforts to share his interests and his success managing his estates. When Vronsky leaves for provincial elections, Anna’s unexpected calm conceals a decision he cannot identify, and he accepts the uncertainty to protect his independence.
What happens
- Anna and Vronsky remain in the country without pursuing a divorce, but their isolation becomes harder to endure.
- Anna studies Vronsky’s interests and helps plan the hospital, while making his love her chief concern.
- Vronsky enjoys managing his estates successfully but increasingly wants freedom from the demands of Anna’s attachment.
- Provincial elections approach, and Sviazhsky comes to collect Vronsky, who has promised to attend.
- Anna calmly accepts his departure, unsettling him because he suspects she has privately decided something.
- Vronsky leaves without seeking an explanation, accepting their new distance as a way to preserve his independence.
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What to notice
Vronsky’s private thought names the limit he places on devotion to Anna. It explains why he accepts leaving without resolving her unexplained calm.
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Why does Sviazhsky come to fetch Vronsky?
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