Saving Anna Karenina: Heroes of Russian Classic Literature in a Psychologist's Office

What would change if Anna Karenina came to a psychologist for help? How could Gerasim understand and heal his trauma? What new meanings could become a support in life for Bazarov and Yevgeny Onegin if they talked through their difficulties with a specialist? What might the possible burnout of Chekhov as a doctor say? Why, in therapy, it isn’t only aggressors like Humbert who may conceal details, withhold information, or tell untruths, but sometimes those who have suffered violence as well? In this audiobook, psychologist Elena Novoselova analyzes Russian classics and their characters from the perspective of psychotherapy. Using literary stories, she discusses traumatic experience, age-related crises, character and communication patterns, the search for the meaning of life, and the professional ethics of the helping specialist, therapy for a couple, and much more. Careful listening helps you see in the “eternal” texts familiar experiences—if you add imagination and a pinch of humor.