The Death of Ivan Ilych Resources

A UK production based on Tolstoy's story.

An independent film that transplants Ivan Ilych's story into contemporary times.

Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece inspired by (though not based on) The Death of Ivan Ilych.

The Maude translation of the story (the translation used by this module).

The text of the story in the original Russian.

A blog entirely dedicated to the story, written by a university professor of Russian studies.

The text of Confession, the 1882 autobiographical work in which Tolstoy rejected his earlier life; you can see some connections with Ivan Ilych.

Take a photo-tour of Tolstoy's house and estate.

This PBS webpage highlight important dates in Tolstoy's personal and professional life.

1916 article from the New York Times covering the (then) recent discovery and publication of Tolstoy's diaries, with several excerpts printed from them.

A photo of Tolstoy in his earlier days, at age 20.

Tolstoy from his period in military service.

Tolstoy sporting a monster beard.