Movie or TV Productions
Ivansxtc, 2000
An independent film that transplants Ivan Ilych's story into contemporary times.
Ikiru, 1952
Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece inspired by (though not based on) The Death of Ivan Ilych.
Websites
Death of Ivan Ilych, Russian
The text of the story in the original Russian.
Urbana-Champaign's Big Read
A blog entirely dedicated to the story, written by a university professor of Russian studies.
Tolstoy's Confession
The text of Confession, the 1882 autobiographical work in which Tolstoy rejected his earlier life; you can see some connections with Ivan Ilych.
Yasnaya Polyana
Take a photo-tour of Tolstoy's house and estate.
Leo Tolstoy Timeline
This PBS webpage highlight important dates in Tolstoy's personal and professional life.
Images
Young Tolstoy
A photo of Tolstoy in his earlier days, at age 20.
Tolstoy, age unknown
Tolstoy sporting a monster beard.