The aim of the article is an attempt to analyze the problem of punishment in the Leo Tolstoy’s novel – Resurrection. The topic was examined from the perspective of hermeneutic circle, which allowed, by reference to the literary work, biography of the writer, and the epoch when he lived, to show how the problem of punishment is significant in his work. Tolstoy, whose basic law of human life is the mutual love between people, completely rejects the meaningfulness of the penitentiary system.
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