She is one of the leading, attractive, and intelligent women of St.
Petersburg high society, captivating everyone with her charm. At a young age, she entered into a loveless marriage with Aleksey Karenin, a man much older than her who is entirely devoted to the bureaucracy. The only love she feels in her life is her devotion to her son, Seryozha. When she meets Vronsky in Moscow, where she went to save her brother's household, a wild and burning passion for love, which had been hidden in the depths of her soul, awakens. From that moment on, she risks breaking the rules of hypocritical high society, leaving everything behind, including her husband and son. However, neither the exclusionary pressure of society nor her longing for motherhood leaves her alone; as she grows paranoid, controlling, and destructive, believing that Vronsky is also weary of her and yearns for his freedom. Ultimately, at the point where she believes all escape routes are closed, she throws herself under a freight train at the station.
Seryoja
Her son, the purest love of her life and her only solace, for whom she feels endless agony for having abandoned.
Aleksey Karenin
Her husband, whom she loathes as a symbol of the lie-filled life imposed upon her, but whom she also pities.
Aleksey Vronski
Her lover, to whom she was bound with a great passion, for whom she abandoned everything; but whom she eventually resents due to his waning affection.
Konstantin Levin
The person she considers capable of understanding her, whom she respects for his honesty and naturalness, even if she scorns his living like a peasant.
Darya Oblonskaya (Doli)
Her only female friend whom she loved dearly, whom she initially guided with pity, and later took refuge in during the days she was ostracized.