This is the author's discussion about the bright characters of immortal novels. Their comparison in behavior with women and relationships with society. An attempt to try to understand the motives for the reactions of Alexei Karenin and Michael Corleone and try to understand the consequences of their actions for their wives. The influence of religion and the state on the actions of men and the importance of the mentality of the environment in which they are brought up. The author invites the reader to draw analogies on their own, based on their own experience.