Editing Anna Karenina (section)

==Historical context==
The events in the novel take place against the backdrop of rapid transformations as a result of the liberal reforms initiated by Emperor [[Alexander II of Russia]], principal among these the [[emancipation reform of 1861]], followed by judicial reform, including a jury system; military reforms, the introduction of elected local governments ([[zemstvo]]s), the fast development of railroads, banks, industry, [[telegraphy]], the rise of new business elites and the decline of the old landed aristocracy, a freer press, the awakening of public opinion, the [[Pan-Slavism]] movement, [[the woman question]], volunteering to aid [[Principality of Serbia|Serbia]] in its military conflict with the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1876, etc. These contemporary developments are hotly debated by the characters in the novel.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dmitrii Miliutin and the reform era in Russia|last=Miller, Forrest Allen, 1931-|date=1968|publisher=Vanderbilt University Press|oclc=397207329}}</ref>

The suburban railway station of Obiralovka, where one of the characters commits suicide, is now known as the town of [[Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow Oblast]].