Eugene Onegin

<p>Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin is a classic Russian novel in verse about love fate and disillusionment.</p><p>It tells the story of Eugene Onegin a wealthy but bored aristocrat who inherits an estate in the countryside. There he befriends the idealistic poet Vladimir Lensky and meets Tatyana Larina a shy and thoughtful young woman who falls deeply in love with him. She confesses her feelings in a heartfelt letter but Onegin coldly rejects her.</p><p>Later during a quarrel Onegin kills Lensky in a duel leaving him guilt-ridden. Years pass and Onegin meets Tatyana again in St. Petersburg-now transformed into a graceful dignified woman married to a powerful general. Struck by regret and genuine love Onegin tries to win her back but Tatyana refuses remaining faithful to her husband despite still having feelings for him.</p><p>The novel explores themes of unfulfilled love wasted opportunities and the emptiness of high society.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>