The Forged Coupon

The young student Mitya is convinced by a buddy to forge a bank bond and cash it in in order to pay off a modest debt. He has no idea that this minor infraction will have a significant impact on the lives of many others in his immediate vicinity and may even indirectly result in the most serious offences. This then begins a protracted path towards atonement and rehabilitation. The Forged Coupon which was only published in 1911 after Tolstoy had passed away explores the profound and unpredictable effects of every human action. It reveals the Russian authors moral concerns in his final years as well as his rejection of Christianitys oversimplified division between good and evil.