What is the name of the central character in Leo Tolstoy’s novel Resurrection?

The central character in Leo Tolstoy’s novel Resurrection is Dmitri Nekhlyudov.

Nekhlyudov is a wealthy Russian nobleman whose life changes when he serves on a jury and recognizes Katerina Maslova, a woman he once seduced. His encounter with her unjust conviction prompts a crisis of conscience and a sustained attempt at moral reform.

The novel was published in 1899 and is Tolstoy’s final major novel. It combines a personal story of repentance with criticism of courts, prisons, the aristocracy, and the Russian Orthodox establishment. The title refers to Nekhlyudov’s moral reawakening rather than a literal physical resurrection.

Readers sometimes confuse Nekhlyudov with Konstantin Levin, the protagonist of Anna Karenina. Tolstoy reused the name Nekhlyudov in earlier fiction, but the character in Resurrection is the best-known bearer of the name.