# How does Resurrection end?

> Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy

## Answer

Novel closes on Siberia road: Maslova and Simonson among exiles; Nekhludoff moved by New Testament, accepting he cannot possess Maslova’s future. Political prisoners, bureaucratic snarls, and partial land reforms remain open loops — Tolstoy intentionally denies neat utopia.

Ending fits late Tolstoy: ethical demand without guaranteed victory. Readers track Nekhludoff from jury box to marching prisoner of conscience — resurrection as direction, not destination.

## Evidence

- [xxx](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxx.md): Late march scenes and spiritual reading.
- [xxxi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxxi.md): Final movement toward exile and open future.

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