In A Gentleman in Moscow, Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov is sentenced by a Bolshevik tribunal to lifelong house arrest in the luxurious Metropol Hotel in Moscow after the Russian Revolution. Stripped of his aristocratic privileges, Rostov is forced to adapt to his new life in a small attic room. This episode explores how the Count transforms his confinement into an opportunity for introspection, cultivating deep relationships with the hotel’s diverse residents, including a precocious young girl named Nina and an actress named Anna Urbanova. Over the decades, Rostov's wit, resilience, and human connections help him not only survive but find purpose, as the world outside the hotel undergoes drastic changes. Themes of friendship, adaptability, and finding freedom within limitations make this novel a rich exploration of Russian history and the enduring strength of the human spirit.