# What does “resurrection” mean for Nekhludoff?

> Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy

## Answer

Title echoes Easter gospel — spiritual life after death of old self. For Nekhludoff, resurrection means sustained acts: court appeals, prison visits, land redistribution attempts, Siberia march, reading Gospel seriously. It is not one miracle but habit forming against habit of privilege.

Tolstoy also implies societal resurrection needed — church, state, property law. Personal plot stays incomplete to stress collective reform. Compare to Raskolnikov’s confession — similar arc, different theology and politics.

## Evidence

- [epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/epigraph.md): Epigraph frames gospel resurrection theme.
- [xv](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xv.md): Nekhludoff’s commitment deepens beyond court.

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