After the Ball (short story)

"After the Ball"
Short story by Leo Tolstoy
Publication by Posrednik (1912)
Original title	После бала
Country	Russia
Language	Russian
Publication
Publication date	1911

"After the Ball" (also known as "After the Dance") (Russian: После бала) is a short story by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, written in the year 1903 and published posthumously in 1911. The short story serves as an example of Tolstoy's commentary on high culture and social governance, as explored through one man's experience with love.