A dispute over inheritance between father and son escalates into a family feud.

Inflated by his own ambition, an ex-student murders a pawnbroker, then faces the inevitable consequences.

A small town becomes swept up in the fervor of attempted revolution.

A Russian tutor deals with the outcomes of the allure of roulette.

An epileptic prince becomes entangled in Russian high society.

A man living alone in St. Petersburg writes memoirs describing his alienation from modern society.

Two poor Russian people exchange letters of love, hope and fear.