What impression did the village make on Onegin? Life of Eugene Onegin in the village. Onegin in the village

Pushkin's famous poem depicts two periods in the hero's life. The first is St. Petersburg, the second is rural. The “heir to all his relatives” did not find happiness either in the city or on the estate. More details about the life of Evgeny Onegin in the village are described in today's article.

Main character

Evgeny Onegin is a representative of the Russian noble family. His childhood and youth passed in serenity. Onegin the elder lived in grand style, had debts, which, however, did not in any way affect the fate of his son. Pushkin's hero is a typical aristocrat of the 19th century. Using the example of Onegin's life in the village, the author showed how unadapted a person who is not accustomed to doing something seriously can be.

Eugene’s education leaves much to be desired, as the poet talks about in one of the first chapters. He does not have any deep knowledge, but he knows how to quote this or that philosopher at the right time. And in Latin. Onegin's usual state is boredom and blues. No business interests him. However, he is charming and enjoys success with the opposite sex.

St. Petersburg way of life

The young nobleman wakes up around noon. Before lunch he walks along the boulevard, then goes to a fashionable restaurant. He visits theaters, which, like everything else, have long bored him. Onegin is very particular about his wardrobe.

Pushkin's hero is a slacker, a frivolous person. Perhaps he could have been different if it had not been for his aristocratic upbringing and his French tutor, who did not teach him anything serious and only occasionally scolded him for his pranks. In the village, Onegin's life takes on new colors. Finally, he will stop knocking. True, not for long. But first things first.

Inheritance

Onegin was so overwhelmed by melancholy that one day he decided to go on a trip to Europe. The father died, leaving many debts to his son. Reading did not save me from depression. But unexpectedly news came about the illness of a rich uncle.

Onegin went to see a relative, along the way preparing himself for hypocritical concern, which would be expressed in straightening pillows and offering medicine. When he arrived at the estate, it turned out that his uncle had already died. Evgeniy decides to live in these places, far from the bustle of the city.

What awaited Onegin in the village? A completely new, unusual way of life for him. There are no fancy restaurants, theaters or sophisticated ladies here. And Evgeny, oddly enough, is happy.

Villager

What awaited Onegin in the village? The same as in St. Petersburg: boredom, blues. It cannot, of course, be said that Pushkin’s hero is an absolutely idle and indifferent person. In the first days of his stay on the estate, he was greatly inspired by the novelty of sensations. He became a real villager and even established a new order in his household. So, Eugene replaced the peasant corvee with quitrent.

Onegin's life in the village resembled the existence of a misanthropic hermit. He was in no hurry to get to know his neighbors. Moreover, he treated them with contempt. At first I communicated exclusively with Lensky, an enthusiastic young man who later became a victim of the protagonist’s selfishness.

Indifference

Who is he, this Russian nobleman who looks like an English dandy? The life of Eugene Onegin would ultimately become as boring and faded as his stay in St. Petersburg. If it weren't for Larina's sisters. The eldest confesses her love to him, but he remains indifferent to her feelings. Evgeny's main vice is indifference. Indifference to everything that surrounds him. Tatyana's letter does not find a response in his soul. He's still bored. In order to brighten up his stay at the estate, he starts a dispute with Lensky, which leads to the latter’s death.

So, how did Onegin’s life go in the village? Quotes from Larina’s letter very clearly characterize his attitude towards the rural way of life. In the wilderness of a forgotten village, monotony reigns. Life in the village is boring for Onegin. He is unsociable. Simple-minded Tatyana does not arouse his interest.

The point is not that the nobleman is not seduced by country life. Evgeny is incapable of emotions, because he is an empty person. And his emptiness is explained by the idleness to which he was accustomed from early childhood. And this is his tragedy. By the way, Tatyana will still be able to interest Onegin. But this will happen much later - when she becomes a socialite, the wife of a general.

Duel

Lensky is in love with Olga Larina. Onegin finds the girl stupid and limited. In order to demonstrate her frivolity, at Tatiana’s name day he invites her to dance. Onegin turns on all his sense of smell. He has considerable experience in attracting female attention - Evgeniy learned this during his eight years in St. Petersburg. Lensky demands satisfaction. And only then does Onegin realize that his joke has gone too far.

The quarrel that occurred between them is not the true cause of Lensky's death. Public opinion played a significant role here. Evgeny attracted Olga’s attention out of idleness and boredom. However, he cannot refuse the fight.

Onegin is not a villain at all. He is a victim of the thoughtless lifestyle that was familiar to most Russian nobles. However, he is smart and sensitive, which is confirmed by the deep emotions that he experienced after Lensky's death.

Lesson appendix

Epigraphs to Evgeniy Onegin

1. And one is in a hurry to live and one is in a hurry to feel.

Kn . Vyazemsky.

2. O rus!...

Hor.

O Rus'!

3.She was a girl, she was in love.

Malfilatr

4. Morality is in the nature of things.

Necker

5. Oh, don’t know these terrible dreams

You, my Svetlana!

Zhukovsky.

6. Where the days are cloudy and short,

A tribe will be born for which it is not painful to die.

Petrarch

7. Moscow, Russia’s beloved daughter,

Where can I find someone equal to you?

Dmitriev.

How can you not love your native Moscow?

Baratynsky.

Persecution of Moscow! what does it mean to see the light!

Where is better?

Where we are not.

Griboyedov.

8. Sorry! And if so by fate -

We are destined to forgive forever!

Byron

Suggested sections:

Noble life of the Onegin era

“Strewn with bowls all around, the magnificent house glitters...” What is a bowl and what was it used for?

Answer: a flat jar filled with oil in which the wick burned

2. “Having served excellently and nobly, /His father lived in debt...” What does it mean to “live in debt”?

Answer: Living on funds received by mortgaging an estate was called “living in debt.” This method was a direct road to ruin. One of the reasons for the general debt was the idea that developed under Catherine the Second that “truly noble behavior lies not just in large spending, but in spending beyond one’s means.”

3. F orator- this is a servant. What were his responsibilities?

Answer:“On a skinny and shaggy nag sits a bearded postilion...” The duties of the postilion included driving horses harnessed in a train, that is, in several pairs, one after another. He was sitting astride one of the leading horses;

4. In depicting the life and everyday life of the capital's dandy and the county landowner, “gastronomic sketches” occupy an important place. From the following dishes, create a lunch menu at the Larins’ house and at the Talon restaurant in St. Petersburg: “bloody roast-beef”, roast, Limburg cheese, Russian pancakes, “Strasbourg imperishable pie”, truffles, blancmange, “golden pineapple”, jam, “wine” comets", Tsimlyansk wine, kvass, tea with rum, lingonberry water.

Answer: In the Larins' house: roast, Russian pancakes, blanc - mange, jam, Tsimlyansk wine, kvass, tea with rum, lingonberry water; in the restaurant: “bloody roast beef”, Limburg cheese, “golden pineapple”, truffles, “Strasbourg imperishable pie”, “ comet wine."

5 . "Chest of Secrets"

1. What lies in the chest is called in the novel “the incorruptible pie from Strasbourg”;

2. It was a fashionable novelty and was invented during the Napoleonic Wars.

3. To prepare this pie, you do not need dough, but only goose liver.

6. Where can you see irradiation and what is it?

Answer: “A man is sitting on the bench in a sheepskin coat and a red sash...”, therefore, the booth can be seenin a wagon, cart. These are goats place for a cab driver.

7. “The green tables are open...

<…>

Boston and the Old Men's Ombre"

Why were the green tables opened, what are “Boston” and “lombert” and why are they intended for “old people”?

Answer: tables for card games were pasted over or covered with green cloth, on which bribes were recorded. Boston, lombert and whist - commercial games for sedate and respectable people. Gambling, which young people could devote their nights to in single company, could not be tolerated at a family ball.

8. Were the rules of the duel between Onegin and Lensky violated? Could the duel not take place?

Answer: The rules were violated, since Zaretsky was the only manager of the duel and conducted the matter with great omissions, deliberately ignoring everything that could eliminate the bloody outcome. He did not make an attempt to try on Lensky and Onegin, which was part of his duties, especially since there was no blood offense, and it was clear to everyone except Lensky that the reason for the duel was a misunderstanding. The duel could not take place, since a servant was presented as Onegin’s second. The seconds should be people of equal social status, since the seconds met the day before to draw up the rules of the fight, which was not done. In addition, Onegin was more than an hour late to the place of the duel and should have been declared a no-show, since those who were late for the duel should have been detained for no more than a quarter of an hour.

Entertainment, interests and activities

1. “There will be a ball, there will be a children’s party...” For whom were children’s parties held?

Answer: Children's party - ball for teenagers. “Ladies” at children's parties were 13-16 young ladies who came accompanied by their mothers. However, the age of the “cavaliers” could be different.

2 . Did Onegin write epigrams? Justify your answer.

First Onegin's language
I was embarrassed; but I'm used to it
To his caustic argument,
And as a joke, with bile in half,
And the anger of gloomy epigrams.
( Answer: Evgeny Onegin never wrote epigrams, because that he was indifferent to poetry. And “no matter how hard we fought, he could not distinguish iambic from trochee.” In this passage, epigram means wit, witty remark

3. "Chest of Secrets"

1. Tatyana asked herself if Onegin was his parody.
2. His books were excluded from disgrace by Onegin when he stopped loving reading.
3. The portrait of this lord was in Onegin’s office.

Answer: This is a portrait of George Gordon Byron

4. Tatyana believed legends

Common folk antiquity...

<…>A cutesy cat sitting on the stove,

Purring, he washed the stigma with his paw:

That was an undoubted sign to her...

<…>

She trembled and turned pale.

When is the shooting star

Flying across the dark sky

And fell apart - then

In confusion, Tanya was in a hurry,

While the star was still rolling...

<…>

When did it happen somewhere

She should meet a black monk

Or a quick hare between the fields

Crossed her path...

Explain the signs that Tatyana believed in?

Answer: the cat washes itself - “guests are coming”; a star is falling - make a wish, “whisper the desire of your heart to her”; The black monk and the hare are harbingers of misfortune, therefore “she is full of sorrowful forebodings, / She was already waiting for misfortune.”

5 Tatiana, on the advice of the nanny

Going to cast a spell at night,

Quietly ordered in the bathhouse

Set the table for two cutlery;

But Tatyana suddenly became scared...

<…>

Tatiana silk belt

I took it off undressed and went to bed

Lay down<…>

And under the pillow is down

The maiden mirror lies.

Everything calmed down. Tatyana is sleeping.

When did the fortune telling take place? Tell us about the ritual of fortune-telling, based on the highlighted lines.

Answer: Fortune telling “to sleep” is one of the Christmas fortune telling, and Tatyana tells fortunes on “terrible evenings” (January 1-6). This is a dangerous action, because the fortuneteller enters into communication with evil spirits, so it is not in vain that the author emphasizes “she took off the silk belt.” A belt is a kind of amulet, and removing the belt is equivalent to removing the cross. During fortune telling, the girl should be guided by an experienced old woman - “on the advice of the nanny.” Fortune telling “by the mirror” takes place in a bathhouse, in a room where there is no icon. The mirror was supposed to show the betrothed; it was placed under the pillow as a magical object

6 .She is worried about a dream.

Not knowing how to understand him,

Dreams have terrible meaning

Tatyana wants to find it.

Tatyana in a short table of contents

Finds in alphabetical order

Words: bor, storm, witch, spruce,

Hedgehog, darkness, bridge, bear, snowstorm…

The supporting words-symbols of Tatyana’s dream include the following: “winter”, “bridge over a stream”, “forest”, “bear”, “hut”, “brownies”.

Give an interpretation of Tatyana’s dream

Answer: The peculiarity of a literary character’s dream is that the reader, having the opportunity to compare its content with subsequent events in the character’s life, can guess the author’s logic and reveal the meaning of the symbols. “Winter” and the words of this thematic group: “snow”, “snowdrift”, “ice”, “blizzard” - have the meaning “sadness, death”. “Bridge” - crossing the river - is a symbol of marriage (Tatiana’s imminent marriage), but in fairy tales it is a symbol of death (Lensky’s death); to find yourself in a snowy forest - “to find yourself in the kingdom of death.” The image of a bear is associated with the symbolism of matchmaking. The bear is Tatiana's future groom - a general. “Shaggy”, “big disheveled” is a symbol of wealth. The bear brings Tatyana to Onegin’s hut with the words “My godfather is here.” And indeed, in Moscow, at a reception, the general introduces Onegin, “his relatives and friend,” to Tatyana, his wife. Tatyana's appearance in the hut symbolizes Eugene's future love for her. Thus, Tatyana’s dream in reality is embodied in the final break with Onegin, in the death of Lensky, in her unwanted marriage.

7.About Negin, secretly smiling,

Approaches Olga. Quick with her

Hovering around the guests

Then he sits her on a chair,

Starts talking about this and that;

Two minutes later

Again he continues the waltz with her;

Everyone is amazed. Lensky himself

He doesn't believe his own eyes.

Why did Onegin’s dance with Olga so amaze Lensky and everyone present at the ball?

Answer : From the Dictionary of Court Etiquette: “A young lady, lightly dressed, throws herself into the arms of a young man who presses her to his chest, who carries her away with such swiftness that her heart involuntarily begins to pound and her head spins. That's what a waltz is! Goethe's hero Werther considered the waltz a dance so intimate that he swore that he would not allow his future wife to dance it with anyone but himself.

Upbringing and education

1. "Monsieur l"Abbé, poor Frenchman, / So that the child does not get tired,

/Taught him everything jokingly...” Why was Onegin’s home teacher a “poor Frenchman” and how effective was such home education?

Answer: A characteristic figure in home education was the French tutor, who rarely took his teaching duties seriously. Often the hired teachers did not have a pedagogical education and were simply rogues, so Pushkin comments on the education of these “teachers”: “we all learned a little something and somehow...”.

Hero's bookshelf. From the list of writers below, name those whose books made up Onegin’s reading circle; Tatiana Larina; Lensky, author.
Cicero, Apuleius, Theocritus, Homer, Juvenal, Richardson, Smith, Martin Zadeka, Virgil, Rousseau, Byron, Griboyedov, Madame de Stael, Gibbon, Fontenelle, Kant.

Answer: Onegin - an admirer of Adam Smith, a critic of Homer and Theocritus - of all his contemporary authors, he made an exception only for Byron - “the singer of Giaur and Juan.” He knew how to “talk about Juvenal” and “remembered, although not without sin, // Two verses from the Aeneid” (the author of “The Aeneid” is Virgil). During his voluntary imprisonment in a St. Petersburg apartment (chapter eight), Onegin read everything indiscriminately: Madame de Staël, Gibbon, Fontenelle.

Tatianain her early youth she read the novels of Richardson and Rousseau, and under her pillow she kept Martyn Zadeka’s dream book. While visiting Onegin's village house, Tatyana re-read all the books in his library.

Lenskyread Kant, Schiller and Goethe - “under the sky of Schiller and Goethe / Their poetic fire / The soul ignited in him”

3. What did Pushkin mean when he said that

She didn't speak Russian well
I haven’t read our magazines
And it was difficult to express myself
In your native language.

What language does the heroine write the letter in?

Answer: Pushkin does not say that Tatyana did not know everyday Russian at all. She spoke Russian well, but had poor command of written Russian. The fact is that in noble families, children were taught to speak French from infancy. The heroine writes a letter to Onegin in French, and we read it in the “translation” of the author, i.e. Pushkin.

4. But, tired of the noise of the ball,

AND reverse morning to midnight,

Sleeps peacefully in the shade of the blessed

Fun and luxury child.

What means " reverse morning to midnight..."?

Answer: In high society it was customary to get up late, because... this was a kind of sign of aristocracy. Lunch was served around 4-5 o'clock, the day began in the evening and ended in the morning twilight. Rich nobles who were not in the service could afford this lifestyle.

5. With a soul straight from Göttingen,

Handsome man, in full bloom,

Kant's admirer and poet.

He's from foggy Germany

He brought the fruits of learning...

Who are we talking about? And why did the hero bring the fruits of learning from Germany?

Answer: We are talking about Lensky, and it is no coincidence that his romantic image is associated with Germany. Germany is the birthplace of romanticism. Graduates of the University of Göttingen, from which Lensky graduated, were among the Russian liberals and freedom lovers.

6. What kind of education did Tatyana Larina receive? What influenced her ideas about life?

Answer: The education of a young noblewoman was, as a rule, very superficial and much more often than for young men, home-based. It was limited to the skills of everyday conversation in one or two foreign languages ​​(most often French and German); knowledge of the English language already indicated a more than ordinary level of education; the ability to dance and behave in society, the basic skills of drawing, singing and playing an instrument, and the very rudiments of history, geography and literature. A significant part of a girl’s mental outlook at the beginning of the 19th century was determined by books, which, as a rule, were selected by her mother or mother-in-law. Tatyana draws her ideas about life from romance novels.

Fashion (accessories, clothes, hairstyles) of the Onegin period

“Putting on a wide bolivar...” What is a bolivar? Show me how you would wear the bolivar.

Answer: Bolivar is a hat with a very wide brim. Accordingly, the hat should be placed on the head.

"Chest of Secrets" Condition: if the group guesses the item from 1 clue, it will receive 3 points, from 2 -2 points, etc.

What is this item and why did Onegin need it?

Rousseau could not understand how this object could be used in front of him.
2. This item was in Onegin’s office in St. Petersburg.
3. “You can be a smart person and think about the beauty of your nails”

Answer: Nailfile

Where is fleur worn and what is it?

Answer: A scarf made of transparent fabric, which ladies attached to their hats to protect their faces from sunburn.

« Until the watchful breguet/Does not ring the dinner bell for him...” What is a breguet and where did real fashionistas wear a breguet?

Answer: Breguet - a watch made by the Parisian mechanic Breguet (or rather, Breguet), and young dandies wore Breguetpantaloon in pocket;

Pay attention to the hairstyles of young people. Which one is Onegin and which one is Lensky?

Answer: Onegin “has his hair cut in the latest fashion,” while Lensky has “shoulder-length black curls.” Onegin's fashionable hairstyle is hair curled and raised in front, back and very short. Lensky's hair was long, since the short haircut of the dandy was contrasted with the long curls of the freethinker.

6. When put on dressing gown?

Answer: “And she finally renewed her robe and cap on the cotton wool.” The dressing gown was worn in a relaxed home environment in the evenings. A robe is a night robe.

7. The image of Tatiana in this picture cannot correspond to Onegin’s time. Why?

Answer: Tatyana's dress and hairstyle do not correspond to the fashion of that time. The dress should be high-waisted and made of light transparent fabric.

8. But trousers, tailcoat, vest,

All these words are not in Russian

Why are these words not in the Russian language, if Onegin was dressed in such clothes?

Answer : trousers, tailcoat, vest at the beginning of the 19th century they belonged to a relatively new type of clothing, it was worn only by fashionistas and real dandies, and there were no Russian names for such items of clothing.

What does it mean?

1. “My uncle has the most honest rules,

When I seriously fell ill,

He forced himself to respect

And I couldn’t think of a better idea...”

What does the highlighted phrase mean? Whose uncle is this and how did he “force himself to be respected”?

Answer: The young rake Onegin mentally turns to his dying uncle, after whose death Onegin will become the owner of a large fortune.

2 . "Chest of Secrets" Condition: if the group guesses the item from 1 clue, it will receive 3 points, from 2 -2 points, etc.

1. Onegin saw little sense in them
2.Nevertheless, he resorts to the help of this object three times.
3. Tatyana holds it in her hands during the second explanation with Onegin. Answer: Letter

3. With what words in the following passages is the name Onegin etymologically connected?

You will agree, my reader,
What a very nice thing to do
My friend is with sad Tanya;
Not for the first time he showed here
The soul is pure nobility.
(Chapter 4, p. XVIII.)

…at that terrible hour
You acted nobly
You were right with me;
I am grateful with all my heart.
(Chapter 8, page XLVI.)

Answer:Etymologically With Words are connected by the name of Onegin nobility And nobly, because it is Greek in origin The name “Eugene” literally means “noble.” However, in the novel the name of the hero is played ironically by the author.

4. “The pink wafer dries on the sore tongue.” What were they intended for? wafers in the 19th century?

Answer: Paper circles covered with glue were used to seal letters

5. « Twice a year theyfasted". What does it mean?

Answer: fasted and attended church services twice a day for a whole week, preparing for confession and communion;

6. “And the baker, a neat German, in a paper cap, more than once opened his vasisdas.” What was called vasisdas in the era of Pushkin?

Answer: A window or the top of a door that opens separately

7. “Between the roast and blanc-mange / Tsimlyanskoe is already being carried...” What is “blanc-mange”?

Answer: Blancmange- a sweet dish, almond milk jelly, or simply ice cream.

8. Where the following lines could be written: “Who loves more than you,/Let him write more than me.”

Answer: In the young lady’s album, which was an important fact of mass culture of the early 19th century. The place where the entry was made mattered: the first pages were filled out by parents and elders, then by girlfriends and friends. The end of the album was intended to express more tender feelings - the signatures on the last sheet were especially significant.

Playing with spectators

Continue the phrase from “Eugene Onegin”

1.He speaks perfect French
Could express himself and wrote
I danced the mazurka easily
And he bowed casually;
What do you want more? The world decided...
(That he is smart and very nice).

2.We all learned a little...
(Something and somehow)

3. The theater is already full... (the boxes are shining).

4. But there is no friendship between us either.
Having destroyed all prejudices,
We honor everyone with zeros...
(And in units - yourself.)

We all look at... (Napoleons)

5. I'm afraid: lingonberry water...
(didn't harm me)

6. And a thought sank into my heart:...
(It's time, she fell in love.)

7. The less we love a woman,...
(The easier it is for her to like us)

8. Believe me (conscience is your guarantee),
Marriage will be torment for us.
No matter how much I love you,
Having gotten used to it... (I’ll stop loving you immediately)

9. Admirer of glory and freedom,
In the excitement of your stormy thoughts,
Vladimir would write odes...
(Yes, Olga didn’t read them).

10. What is your name? He looks...
(And answers: Agathon.)

11. Where, where did you go...
(Golden days of my spring?)

12. Dreams, dreams! Where is your... (sweetness)

13. Here is the north, the clouds are catching up,
He breathed, howled, and then...
(Winter sorceress is coming)

14. Moscow... So much in this sound
For the Russian heart merged!...
(How much echoed in him)

15. He returned and got
like Chatsky... (from the ship to the ball).

16. Combs, steel files,
Straight scissors, curved
And brushes... childbirth
For both nails and teeth.
( thirty..)

17. The music is already tired of thundering;
The crowd is busy with the mazurka;
There is noise all around and...
( cramped conditions)

18. And the light greeted her with a smile;
Success first inspired us;
Old man Derzhavin noticed us...
(And, going into the grave, he blessed).

Final slide

Whoever you are, oh my reader,

Friend, foe, I want to be with you

To part now as friends.

Sorry. Why would you follow me

Here I did not look in careless stanzas,

Are they rebellious memories?

Relaxation from work,

Living pictures, or sharp words,

Or grammatical errors,

God grant that in this book you

For fun, for dreams,

For the heart, for magazine hits

Although I was able to find a grain.

We'll part for this, sorry!

But so be it - with a biased hand

Accept the collection of motley heads,

Half funny, half sad,

Common people, ideal,

The careless fruit of my amusements,

Insomnia, light inspirations,

Immature and withered years,

Crazy cold observations

And hearts of sorrowful notes.

The life of the main character in the village is the second chapter of the author's great work. Here, very deeply, the soul and character of the hero are revealed.

After receiving a huge inheritance, Eugene Onegin was elevated in spirit and felt very energetic. This is exactly how he comes to the village. Arriving in the village, Evgeny Onegin does not easily accept the essence of life of the villagers. It is difficult for him to accept the way of life and the bustle of the village. He does not strive to find a common language with his neighbors, which ultimately leads to big gossip behind his back. For those around him, Onegin becomes an interesting source for discussion. With his high interests and outlook on life, he tries to make radical changes in the lives of the villagers. Initially, his reform of the way of life came to the liking of the villagers, but soon this interest wears off, and they realize that nothing good will come of it. Onegin becomes a “black sheep” in society, but finds himself an interlocutor, and soon a friend, Lensky.

Satisfied with life, with a foreign education, the landowner Lensky was one of the villagers. Unlike Eugene, he was not traumatized by life, and enjoyed every minute of his existence, and words such as love and fidelity have a sacred meaning for him. Two friends find themselves in interests and contradictions in social life. Onegin and Lensky understand perfectly well that discussions of spirituality greatly distinguish them from the villagers, who have nothing on their minds other than wine and haymaking. Thanks to his persistent character, Lensky, unlike Onegin, became a friend to his fellow villagers, despite his high moral values. With the advent of Olga, the lives of two friends change significantly. The author expresses with bewilderment the image of Olga as a blooming lily of the valley. And Vladimir Lensky takes care of this flower in every possible way. She is a modest and trusting person, with blue eyes and an open soul. All these features distinguished her from her sister Tatyana.

Tatyana was a quiet and sad person, not like her peers, she did not play, she was a stranger in the family. Tatyana was a stubborn person, and her disobedience to her parents, mother and father gave her no peace. Nothing attracted her to work, neither knitting nor helping around the house. Their parents had completely different spiritual cultures. My father did not understand the interest in books, but my mother always revered literature at the highest level of spirituality. Mother always imitated her book characters, even tried to dress like them. The mother did all the household chores, worked and looked for an opportunity to earn money for the family. The husband respected his wife’s work, tried in every possible way to simplify her work, even dined in a dressing gown. To the great family regret, the father dies. He was respected by his fellow villagers; on his tombstone they wrote honorably about Dmitry Larin as a simple and good-natured gentleman.

This is exactly how Evgeny Onegin met this family. Despite this, his ardor remained just as independent and inaccessible.

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