Essays on Eugene Onegin

Eugene Onegin is important because it is one of the first great Russian novels. It is also important because it is an excellent example of the Realist literary movement.

Eugene Onegin is a novel in verse by Alexander Pushkin, written in 1825–1832 and published in serial form in 1833–1834. The novel tells the story of Eugene Onegin, a dashing young man in St. Petersburg who rejects the advances of the young Tatiana Larina, only to find himself hopelessly in love with her when she becomes a sophisticated woman of the city. The novel is based on a real-life incident that Pushkin himself experienced. While Pushkin was serving in the army in 1817, he met a young woman named Natalya Goncharova. Natalya fell in love with Pushkin, but he did not reciprocate her feelings. However, years later, after Pushkin had become a famous poet, he met Natalya again and realized that he was in love with her. Pushkin used this personal experience as the basis for Eugene Onegin. In the novel, Tatiana Larina represents Natalya Goncharova, and Eugene Onegin is based on Pushkin himself.

Onegin is left alone at the end of the story. He has no friends or family left, and he is living in a foreign country. He is miserable and alone.