Having taken a medal on finishing, both at school and at the university, Karenin, by his uncle's help, started at once on a conspicuous path in the Civil Service, and from that time devoted himself entirely to official ambition.
Terminati i corsi al ginnasio e all’università con medaglie d’onore, Aleksej Aleksandrovic, con l’aiuto dello zio, intraprese subito una carriera burocratica di primo piano e da quel momento si dette tutto all’ambizione del funzionario.