Yevgeny. Onegin

Author: [Russian] Pushkin
Publisher:
Publish Date: 1996-07-01
Features: Pushkin is a Russian writer with global influence. He is a major representative of Russian Romanticism and the founder of Russian Realism literature. He was hailed by Gorky as the "Forefather of Russian Literature" and the "Great Russian People's Poet." The peak of 19th-century Russian literature began with Pushkin. This "Sun of Russian Poetry" has one of his most important works, the poetic novel Eugene Onegin. It is a foundational work of Russian Realist literature. Tired of high society life, Onegin comes to the provinces and becomes friends with the passionate and innocent young poet Lensky, who introduces him to the Larina family. Larina's younger daughter, the lively Olga, falls in love with Lensky, while her older daughter, the quiet Tatyana, falls in love with Onegin. However, Onegin holds preconceived notions about family life and refuses to be bound by it, thus rejecting Tatyana. Lensky, influenced by Onegin, gets him involved in noisy social gatherings, and his presence embarrasses Tatyana. Onegin deliberately gets close to Olga to provoke Lensky. Enraged, the young poet proposes a duel. Onegin, driven by the distorted sense of honor of high society, accepts the challenge and, in the process, kills his friend. Later, Onegin is tormented by guilt and wanders the world. When he sees Tatyana again at a social event, she has married a general out of desperation. At this point, Onegin is suddenly reminded of old feelings, but she rejects him. In the end, the story concludes with Onegin in an awkward scene. This ordinary love story is set against a specific historical backdrop by the author, giving it profound social and historical significance.