A Lost Opportunity is a short story written by the renowned Russian author, Leo Tolstoy. The story revolves around a man named Ivan Vasilievich, who lives a mundane life as a government clerk in St. Petersburg. He is married to a woman who he does not love and has settled into a routine of going to work and coming back home every day.One day, Ivan receives an invitation from a childhood friend to visit his estate in the countryside. Ivan is initially...