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.
Terminados los cursos en el instituto y la universidad, con diplomas, Alexey Alejandrovich, ayudado por el tío, emprendió una brillante carrera, y a partir de entonces se consagro por entero a la ambición del cargo oficial.